Year Book 2012

Charollais Sheep

Charollais Sheep Society Year Book 2012

www.charollaissheep.com

ABERKINSEY Charollais YBJA FLOCK OF EWES, LAMBING MARCH TO PRODUCE QUALITY SHEARLINGS

M V ACCREDITED SCRAPIE MONITORED SIGNET RECORDED

MEILIR OWAIN JONESGop Farm, Trelanwyd, Flintshire. LL18 6DG

Enquiries Welcome - Tel: Home: 01745 570410 Mobile: 07887 868 349 Email: [email protected]

1YBJ 0116 Sold Worcester Premier for 3600gns,

sired by Skelton Whin Istabraq.

YMH 9009 - BACHYMBYD JACK DANIELS

Main service sire. Champion Stock Ram Welsh Region

OCTOBER 2012MAJOR PRODUC-

TION SALE OF 100+ FEMALES

Ruthin Auction MartSUNDAY 28TH

OCTOBER

An excellent opportunity to pur-

chase some of the top females

within the breed. The entire

2011 born shearlings winners of

1st prize Welsh Region Large

Flock Competition, and a large

proportion of the aged ewes

which were also

1st prize winners in the Welsh

Region Large Flock Competition.

STOCK SIRESYMH 9009 - BACHYMBYD JACK DANIELS

photograph above

NN 8009 SKELTON WHIN ISTABRAQA tremendous ram used for the 4th season and sirednumerous four figure progeny with males selling up to

3,600gns and females up to 3,000gns.

YBJ 8054 ABERKINSEY IRONYChampion Stock Ram Welsh Region 2010. A son of

Easy Rider with tremendous scale and power.

11ZEG00077 RIVERDALE LIQUEURPurchased privately from Norman McMordie. A son ofRutland Humdinger out of one of his best ewes and full

brother to the noted Riverdale Iris.

Semen available from all stock sireson application

To see the depth of breeding of the flock, rams will be sold atWorcester Premier Sale, Builth II, Bryncir, Ruthin and Welshpool

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ARTIcLES

Weight for agewins for Welshflock - 7

Early lambing flockin Presteigne - 13

charollais Down Under - 21

Eblex performance award - 25

Mule pluscharollais for

success inRutland flock-

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charollais in outdoor lambingflock - 61

Butchers choose charollaislamb - 68

Denton Park Estates - 73

SALES 2011

Worcester Premier Sale - 31

Dungannon Premier Sale - 39

Builth Wells Main Sale - 45

Lanark PremierSale - 49

Dates for 2012- 113

Shows 2011

Royal Welsh Show - 79

Balmoral Show - 85

Royal HighlandShow -91

Great YorkshireShow - 97

Three counties Show - 101

champion Pedigrees -105

Judges Panel - 108

REPORTS

chairman’s Report - 3

chief Executive Officer’sReport - 5

Regional Officers 2012

Regional chairmen - 116

company Officials - 118

Index to advertisers- 119

cONTENTS

1977-201235 YEARS OF BREEDINGPRIME LAMB IN THE UK


The Bould Flock is one of the oldest in the Flock book, we have always strived to produce good correct fleshy sheep throughthe purchase of good Rams from Top UK Flocks and also the use of AI from top French flocks, notably H13, J17 & B430043

BOULD STOCK SIRES all genotype ARR/ARR

New Sire for 2011Logie Durno Klaymor ZNN0091(pictured left)Breed Index 405 Top 5% 1st PrizeSignet Recorded ram at the 2011 Premier sale, purchased for 2600gns.He was chosen for his tremendousgrowth & power. His full sister wassold at Logie Durno Production sale toTim Pritchard for 4000gns.

Other Sires Used Bronallt Buster YCL8273 -2nd Prize aged Ram at the Royal Welsh 2010.Sire of half the 2011 lamb crop. This ram has tremendous flesh, length andback end.Tilton Henry YPP7063 sired by one of the best rams in France B43045who was also the sire of BOULD FLASH HARRY CJ 5012, he was bought outof the Premier Sale by the Geldard Family for 3,600gns. Henry is a very correct ram with good flesh and milky ewes.

FLOCK COMPETITIONCENTRAL REGION 2011

In 2011 we entered the Central RegionFlock Competition with pleasing results.

l 1st Prize flock ewes sired by

Wraycastle Granger, a son of Bould Flash Harry, and FrenchSires.

l 1st Prize Shearling ewes sired by

Wraycastle Granger, Tilton Henry& J17 8001

l 1st Prize ewe lambs sired by

Bronallt Buster YCL8273 & TiltonHenry YPP7063.

l Champion Flock for the Southern

Area and Res. Champion Flockfor Central Region.

The majority of the Shearling Rams and Ram lambs are sold privately off the farm to regular customers

All enquires welcome - contact: G.Meyrick & Sons, Bould Farm, chipping Norton, Oxon. OX7 6RT

Tel 01608-658850 Email [email protected] Andrew in France on 0033545290245 www.elevagederinane.com

m.v. Accredited Signet Recorded scrapie genotyped

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As we enter our 35th year it is

very pleasing to report on yet

another fantastic year for the

Charollais breed. Membership is

growing at a steady, manageable

pace and importantly more Charollais

rams are being used to produce prime

lambs than at any time in the past.

This is quite an achievement when

you consider the national flock is fairly

stable at the moment. It is

encouraging to witness good quality

rams being so eagerly sought after in

the market place.

In the show ring Charollais more than

held its own with yet again a large

number of interbreed titles being won

at many of the major shows. It is hard

to deny that a well turned out

Charollais in the interbreed is a very

difficult sheep for a judge to ignore.

One of the main events last year was

our 2020 conference where we

brought together a group of farmers

and speakers from within the industry

to give us an honest opinion of where

we stood as a breed and what is

required to continue our growth

towards the year 2020. Some of the

comments should serve as a reminder

that we don’t get everything right and

need to change but the overwhelming

opinion from the meeting was that

Charollais were more than satisfying

the requirements of commercial prime

lamb producers.

The challenges to the farming

industry do not diminish; all too often

we come under a barrage of ‘bad

publicity’ from the media. Thankfully

there are sectors of the press that put

forward a balanced and more

accurate portrayal of all the hard

work, skill and determination we

dedicate to putting food on

consumer’s plates. We, the sheep

industry should be proud of the

significant part we play in bolstering

the UK’s balance of payments. We

are now a net exporter of sheep meat

for the first time in 50 years. The

quality of our prime lamb is very much

pivotal to that success.

As individual breeders we can all do a

bit more to look after our customers to

ensure that what we are selling is

matching requirements. A quick

phone call is all that is needed to a

purchaser of your sheep to see how it

has performed. These calls are

always very much appreciated and

can often result in another sale. This

personal contact is an important part

of marketing our sheep and I am still

amazed at the number of people who

don’t think it is a worthwhile way of

promoting their business.

This coming year we have many

events organised, some will be for

predominately Charollais members

but others will allow us to get out and

meet the commercial flock masters.

For anyone who has spent time on the

Charollais stand at a large event you

will appreciate the number of both

potential and existing customers we

talk to and for me this is the best form

of communication.

I must make mention of Sue Platt who

leaves the Society office after 20 years

of service. Sue has been invaluable in

her help to both myself as Chairman

and the Society in general. We wish

her a long and enjoyable retirement

with maybe the odd race meeting

being taken in.

I look forward to meeting you at some

of the events this year and wish you all

a successful show and sale season.

Robert Gregory

Chairman’sReport

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STOCK SIRESBAWNARD KEYSTONE D32 10 113. Keystone sired terrific Marchborn lambs last year, this season we used him across all our seniorewe flock and are very pleased with his offspring.

KNOcKYcHOTTAUN LEPREcHAUN B43 9 049. Leprechaun has connected well with our Logie Durno Finnegan Ewes producing eyecatching, well muscled lambs

LISFUNcHEON LIMITED EDITION A54 11 014, champion Irish Premier 2011. An outstanding ram displaying great style and character. (see photograph)

TULLYEAR Charollais - QYCELEBRATING 26 YEARS OF BREEDING CHAROLLAIS SHEEP

Established in 1986 the Tullyear Flock has achieved many noteworthy successes both in the show ring and the sale ring.

Selective breeding has ensured that our charollais Flock displays the indigenous traits of the charollais Breed and has resulted in

the Tullyear name being synonymous with breeding top drawer charollais sheep.

Enquiries contact DREW or STEPHEN cOWAN26 cascum Road, Banbridge, N. Ireland BT32 4LFTel: 028 4062 6275 Mobile: 07845941128 or 07729 128926Email: [email protected] or check out our website on www.tullyearcharollais.com

Tullyear Krackerjack , sold to George Hammondand George Booth at Dungannon Premier Sale2011 for 2,300gns.

Breeding forQuality

Breeding forYou

cHEcK OUT OUR FEMALES AT THE WORcESTER SAUcY SALE ON 13TH OcTOBER

Lisfuncheon Limited Edition, Champion Irish Premier Sale 2011.

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The UK sheep industry is in a

very good position to take up

the opportunities that the world

market presents us. If the industry

responds in the right way we will all

reap the benefits. As Charollais

breeders we are well placed to meet

the requirements of our customers,

the existing and new purchasers of our

rams have been listening to our

collective message and have

benefitted by using Charollais rams.

All the advantages that Charollais

provide – great tupping ability, very

often influencing an increase in the

number of lambs produced, easy

lambing is the comment that is always

at the front of the list of great

attributes, fast growth, great muscling,

the tendency not to run to fat,

producing lambs for sale all year

round. And what flavour, what

fantastic lamb to eat, the good thing

is that more and more people are

making these complimentary remarks.

So what we are all doing is basically

right, however we mustn’t let our

guard down and continue to be highly

selective, whether we have a handful

or a large flock of Charollais. Sheep

meat is in short supply right across the

world and is likely to remain so for

some time. This position has arisen

because of lack of profitability over

probably 15 or more years. In turn a

reduction in supply and stronger

demand has resulted in higher prices

for prime lamb producers, but our

costs continue to rise. It is possible for

us to spoil this position, both in

commercial lamb production and as

breeders if we do not present to the

market the best possible product.

Our ultimate purchaser, the consumer

of lamb, has a phenomenal choice in

what to purchase as an alternative to

lamb. The Society works with every

possible organisation and individuals

to provide the best information so that

we are in a position to be at the top of

our game. However there are many

elements that are beyond our control,

the weather has been terrible for

many of the later lambing flocks and

for those who have and are still

experiencing the lambing problems

associated with Schmallenberg. They

all have my greatest sympathy and

only time will tell what the picture will

be like when we come round to

lambing again.

New entrants and young people are

essential from both an individual

business and industry perspective. A

fun way of drawing attention to this

whole area is the Young Shepherds

Competition, both regional, national

and international. In New Zealand

last year all the UK competitors

performed extremely well. At a

meeting in April in Southern France, a

new organisation received support

and will be up and running in the not

too distant future.

On a different note, Sue Platt who

has acted as assistant breed secretary

since 1993, is leaving us at the end of

May. She has been a tremendous

attribute to the Society, great fun,

hardworking and talented. We shall

miss her. Sue our thanks for all your

time, effort and hard work. Sue’s

replacement Liz Wright joins us at the

end of May.

I wish all our readers a happy, healthy

and sustainable year.

Jonathan Barber

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CEO’s Report

Farm AssuredMV Accredited

Semen available fromthese sires:

Langstone Fanfare QU 5024Rhaeadr Ian XXK 8012

Aberkinsey YBJ 9020and new for 2012

Carnew Lion King ZXJ 00143

Contact for details

I T DAVIES & SONDanyreglwys

Garthbrengy,BreconContact Nos.

Brian Brian 0781307813 165 064165 064

Geraint Geraint 0781307813 703 033703 033

Carnew Lion King - 11ZXJ 00143.Purchased privately from Jonathan Aikenjointly with Kings Land and Tawelfa flocks.

Very powerful, correct and stylish ram.Looking forward to his first crop of lambs.

French bloodlines on sires side.MALES & FEMALES FOR SALE

Aberkinsey Ram - YBJ 9020, a son of Skel-ton Whin Istabraq, purchased Worcester

2010 for 2900gns. Used heavily this yearafter being pleased with his progeny in

2011. 2012 lambs also sired by RhaeadrIan XXK 8012 and Honddu Lion King YSS

00383 (a son of Rhaeadr Ian)

HONDDU Charollais - YSS

TAWELFA CHAROLLAIS - WBXPaul Amphlett & Family

Tawelfa, Pytingwyn Farm, Brecon, Powys. LD3 9TS

Contact No. 07817 068 937

WELSH REGION

FLOCK

CHAMPION 2011

Visitors Always Welcome

SIRES OF 2012 LAMB CROP

Parkgate Highlander, Logie Durno Legacy,Penrhos Ibanez and Carnew Lion King

Parkgate HighlanderStock sire in the flock with

yearlings selling to 1,550gns.

Carnew Lion Kingowned jointly with the

Honddu and Kings Land flocks

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Newton Farm, near Brecon, Powys is a

family farm, managed by Richard &

Helen Roderick.

They have three sons Andrew 15,

Tudor 14 and Matty 11. Richard

joined the family business in 1984 on

leaving WAC, Aberystwyth. At that

time Newton was 220 acres.

Over time the business has grown and

diversified into a 620 acre mixed

farming unit comprising 70 suckler

cows, 1030 breeding ewes and 55

acres of cereals. Beef progeny are

finished through Celtic Pride or sold in

Brecon Market as forward stores.

The farm joined Tir Gofal in 2000 and

Glastir in 2012. In addition they run a

holiday cottage nearby which sleeps

12 people in six bedrooms and have

long term lets as well.

The Charollais breed was brought

onto the farm in the 1990’s to

improve the confirmation of the fat

lambs. Initially this proved problematic

as the type of ram bought produced

rather tender lambs; their ears were

virtually “see-through”.

The finished carcass classification was

hugely improved however, which

encouraged us to continue with

Charollais sires and they learned to

buy hardier types. “Breeders, in

general, have worked hard to develop

a hardier ram for use in the

commercial world”, says Richard.

“Breeders, in general, haveworked hard to develop ahardier ram for use in thecommercial world”

The Roderick’s have tried various

terminal sires in their farming system

and to date no other terminal sire can

improve on the weight for age and

excellent confirmation produced by

the Charollais ram. “If the

supermarket specification would allow,

Charollais X lambs could easily be

taken to well in excess of 22kgs

without being over-fat”, Richard

added.

“No other terminal sire canimprove on the weight forage and excellentconfirmation produced by theCharollais ram”

Currently they run 1,030 ewes, with

160 replacement ewe lambs. The

ewe flock consists of both Texel X and

Suffolk X Mule. They currectly use

75% Charollais rams and 25% Texel.

The Texel rams are used on the

longer, leaner Suffolk X ewes, while

the Charollais serve everything else.

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charollais rams help this Welsh farm to hit optimumspecification for Waitrose

Weight for Age Wins

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DILWYN DAVIESFfordd UchafLlanstephan

Carmarthenshire.SA33 5HB

Tel: 01267 241604

HIGHWAY - Flock ZDGM V ACCREDITED

SCRAPIE MONITORED

JOINT PRODUCTION

SALE AT BUILTH WELLS

MARKET ON SUNDAY

21ST OCTOBER 2012

Highway Lloyd George - 11ZDG000281st in class at Worcester Premier Sale 2011, sold

to Adrian Davies for 3,000gns. The Highwayflock sold 4 ram lambs to average 2,975gns

Highway Lion King - 11ZDG000151st in class at Builth II 2011, sold to Cyril

Dougherty, Shamrock flock, for 1500gns. TheHighway flock sold 10 ram lambs to average 686gns

RAMS USED 2011

GLYNCOCH KONGA - 1XCA 0010

(sire of Glantren Legend)

Produced many quality progeny

including many show winners

FFRWD LAVANGUARD - 11YET00058

1st prize Ram Medium Flock Welsh

Region 2011, purchased Worcester 2011

from Dewi Evans. A very exciting

prospect for the future!

RESERVE CHAMPION FLOCK WELSH REGION 2011

HUW & BRONWEN EVANSGlantrenfach

Heol Glantren

Llanybydder

Carmarthenshire

SA40 9SA

Tel: 01570 480 811

MV ACCREDITED

SIGNED RECORDEDGLANTREN LEGEND - XUE00330

Sold to Adrian Davies & David Curran Worcester 2011 for 1,600gns

XUEXUE

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The breeding cycle begins using

teaser rams in early September across

the whole flock. The entire rams are

then introduced in the last week of

September. Rams are purchased

locally and at the Builth NSA Ram

Sales. Sires purchased previously

include some from the Tawelfa flock

and at the recent Flock Visit to the

Welsh Region Flock Champion they

were impressed with the focus from

breeders on producing rams that will

thrive in working conditions. The

sheep they saw were in fit condition,

showing strong breed characteristics

coming from genetics and not feed.

Ewes are scanned early December,

housed and shorn prior to Christmas.

Winter feed is self-feed silage, feeding

off a 5ft high face, with barriers

inched on daily to ensure a

continuous supply of silage.

Concentrates are introduced to triplet

carrying ewe six weeks before the due

date, doubles at four weeks, with

single bearing ewes fed silage only.

The use of the teasers ensures a very

condensed lambing period with 90%

of ewes lambing between 18th

February and 5th March. Freshly

lambed ewes ideally spend 24 hours

in a 4ft pen, before transferring to

mixer pens with up to eight sets of

twins per pen.

Between the individual pens and the

mixer pens, predominantly disused pig

pens, there is capacity to hold 400

lambs, useful when weather

conditions are exceptionally poor.

As soon as they are strong enough

twins are boxed to grass. Every

opportunity to wet foster triplets onto

singles is taken, although it can take a

few days to boost milk production.

“By the end of May 523lambs had been marketedaveraging 19.2 kgs,demonstrating the growth ofthe Charollais”.

The lambing percentage scanned for

2012 was 186%, which was slightly

below the 192% in 2011. A tight

lambing period enables the Roderick’s

to concentrate on drawing lambs hard

in May and June.

By the end of May they had marketed

523 lambs at an average weight of

19.2kgs, which demonstrates the

speed of growth and excellent grading

characteristic of the Charollais lamb.

Of the lambs sold in May 30% were

graded E, 56% U and the remainder

at R.

Lambs are predominantly marketed

through Livestock Marketing to

Waitrose, with the remainder being

sold to other dead weight centres,

dependent on weight and fat class.

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FARM NUMBERS 620 Acres 70 Suckler cows 1030 Breeding Ewes 75%charollais Rams 86%Graded E or U

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Wernfawr FlockWelsh Quality

XEVMV Accredited

Scrapie Monitored

Glyncoch FlockWelsh Quality

XCAMV Accredited

Scrapie Monitored

Wernfawr Successes for 20111st prize Ram Lamb and Supreme Champion at Builth I

selling for 1000gns Ram Lambs sold to 1020gns at Builth II

2nd Prize Yearling Ewe and Reserve Champion at Brecon Female Sale

Visitors always welcomeDavid and Paul CurranWernfawr Bungalow

Talgarth, Brecon. Powys. LD3 0DYTel: 01874 711 560 or 07977 493 087

Email for Paul :[email protected]

Glyncoch Successes for 2011Shearling Ram sold for 4000gns at Worcester Premier Sale Shearling Ewe sold for 2800gns at Worcester Premier SaleShearling Ewes sold up to 2000gns at Worcester Saucy sale

1st Prize Yearling Ewe and Champion at Brecon Female Sale selling for 1380gns

Visitors always welcomeAdrian DaviesGlanbrydan

Manordeilo, Llandeilo.Carmarthenshire. SA19 7BGTel: 01558 822312 or 07887 625781

Mortimer Jumbo HH9180 Purchased for 4200gns. He was top price.

Reserve Champion at Builth Wells NSA 2010.

New Stock Sires Oakchurch Lukasz 11WKW00003

Glantren Legend 11XUE00330 (see photo)Knockin Lagerfeld 11XXJ00007

Highway Lloyd George – 11ZDG00028

XCA9069 Show Ewe 2011Glantren Legend 11XUE00330 1st prize Ram Lamb and Supreme Champion at Builth I selling for 1000gns

Shared Stock Sires

Semen for sale

“Over the whole season 95%of the lambs met theWaitrose specification.”Looking to the future producing

exactly what the market requires will

be increasingly important with

diminishing support payments set to

particularly affect the historically more

productive farms in Wales.

Richard and Helen are confident that

the Charollais breed will help them

achieve the aim of producing quality

Welsh Lamb at the optimum weight,

age and confirmation.

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PIcTURESPrevious pageRichard Broderick ofNewton Farm

TopTexel and Suffolk crossewes with charollais crosslambs at foot

BottomA fine pen of prime lambsready for the off.

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WF - Brettles CharollaisMV ACCREDITED

Brettles Legend 11WF00175Index 348 Gigot Score 5.15 (top1%) Sire, Dalby Inspired. Dam’s sire Southam Exotic

MARGIE & MARK RUSHBROOKEBrettles Farm, Shatterford, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 1TJ

Tel: 01299 861200 Mobile: 07748 305857 www.brettlesfarm.co.uk

SIGNET RECORDED

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Year 2001 - 2011

Genetic Trends Index

Brettles Flock

Committed to improving confor-mation, growth rate

and muscularity

Crogham Logic 11AB00057Index 393Sire, Dalby Hickory DickoryDam’s sire Rockvilla Ferrari

Aperiod of low spring lamb

prices coupled with rising costs

over recent years have driven

many farms away from early lambing,

but with lamb prices rising again and

the right system in place there is still a

margin to be made.

And for Presteigne-based Jonathan

Williams, who farms with his father,

Nigel, lambing a portion of their 300

ewes in the first week of January will

both offer them an opportunity to

capitalise on higher lamb prices and

ease flock management.

“Lambing 70 of the older ewes in

January will reduce pressure on the

lambing shed when it comes to the

main lambing in late February and

will enable us to give these ewes a bit

more attention.

“It will also mean we can cull them

earlier and reduce the pressure on the

grass through the summer months. If

we get another dry summer like this

one we’ll be glad not to have so many

ewes about the farm once we get mid-

summer.”

So, to ensure a compact lambing 100

older ewes were synchronised with

Chronogest sponges before the tups

went to work in the first week of

August. “Sponging is an expense, but

it means we’ll have a good tight

lambing for this smaller batch and

enable us to manage them better.

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High Performancecharollais ramsselected for earlygrowth means thisearly lambing flockhits their targetmarket

Jonathan Long reports onJonathan Williams’s farmin Presteigne.

This article first appeared in theWinter 2011 issue of Sheep & BeefProducer q


STOCK SIRES USED (more details on the website):Lowerye Krikey – ZVY 0078. A son of Golden Promise out ofan outstanding Eric daughter, Krikey was the highest indexstock sire in 2011. CT scanning measured his gigot as the highest scoring to date, at +8.30. He is also well within thetop 1% for growth rate & muscle depth and MyoMAX Gold.Unsurprisingly, he has seen heavy use again this year. Semenfor sale. EBV 537.Edstaton Leopards Den – TG1100073. Purchased at Worcester for 3,000gns, he was the highest index lamb everoffered for sale. He is passing on head cover and tremendouswidth of loin to his progeny. Jointly owned with the Eastbachflock, he is MyoMAX Gold. EBV 496.Mortimer Investment – HH 8169. Purchased at Builth Wellsin 2009, where he was 1st prize shearling and the top pricedCharollais. He was Breed Champion at the Royal CornwallShow in 2010. Sired by the 7,100 gns Galtres Favour, he is absolutely full of meat with a great skin, which he is passing onto his lambs in full. He sired the 4,000gns L.Lucky Lad atWorcester 2011 and is jointly owned with the Gogwell flock. Inglis Chalky – CN 2048. Purchased privately as a 6 year oldafter using his semen, Chalky was an immensely powerful ramwith top 10% growth rate. He was owned jointly with theMortimer flock where he sired the top priced shearling atBuilth 2011.EBV 352.Lowerye Kinell – ZVY 0084. A son of Chalky out of a muscleyApostle grandaughter, Kinell was the fourth highest index lambin 2010. CT scanning measured his gigot as one the highest in2010, at +8.07. He is also well within the top 2% for growthrate & muscle depth and is MyoMAX Gold.EBV 390.Lowerye Impressive – ZVY 8250. A son of House showing incredible shape and muscling. EBV 373.Brettles Jet Set – WF 9078. Sired by the legend that isRockvilla Golden Promise, Jet Set was the fourth highest indexlamb in 2009. He had a CT muscularity score of +6.22 andhas a fantastic length and depth of loin. He is MyoMAX Goldand now shared with the Mortimer flock.

NEIL OUGHTON Lymore Farm, Montgomery, Powys. SY15 6ULContact: Neil Oughton on 07977 458544 or visit www.lowerye.com

MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored Signet Recorded

We were the highest average index & muscularity flock in 2011

WE HAVE MOVED! WHY NOT PAY US A VISIT IN THE WELSH MARCHES?

WE HAVE 100STRONG,

HOME-BRED,HIGH INDEX SHEARLINGS

FOR 2012(Average EBV 380)

Inglis Chalky– CN2048 as a 6 year old

Lowerye Krikey - ZVY 0078

Lowerye Impressive - ZVY 8250Mortimer Investment – HH 8169

Edstaston Leopards Den - 11TG00073

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“Not only will they all lamb closely

together, but the returns will be

bunched up too, so we’ll not have to

worry so much about the odd one

lambing when we’re not expecting it.”

And with all the ewes cycling together

getting tupping right is essential, adds

Mr Williams. “We kept the ram:ewe

ration low, with ram lambs running at

1:10 for the first two days and the

older tups at 1:12.

“After two days the tups were taken

out and the ewes bunched together.

Then tups were reintroduced a

fortnight later to catch any returns

before being removed completely.

Ewes were scanned in the third week

of October and any not in lamb were

put back to the tups to join the later

lambing flock.”

“With high index Charollaistups selected for earlygrowth and muscle and ourewes fed to milk well weshould hit this target and beselling lambs when theprices are at their highest.”

The aim with the early flock will be to

finish the first lambs off milk and

creep at about 10 weeks old. “With

high index Charollais tups selected for

early growth and muscle and our ewes

fed to milk well we should hit this

target and be selling lambs when the

prices are at their highest.”

Management of the ewes in the run

up to lambing and immediately post-

lambing is critical to the flock’s

success and Mr Williams will be

aiming to feed the ewes well to get

plenty of milk on them before

lambing.

“The basic ewe feed is a home-mixed

ration of crushed wheat, oats and

soyameal. However, this will be

tweaked according to blood tests

taken from the ewes about four weeks

before lambing.

“Last year we fed a concentrate

because it worked out cheaper than

home-mixing and as a result of blood

testing a batch of ewes we added

extra soya to it as the tests showed

ewes were lacking a bit of protein. It

certainly made the difference and we

ended up with ewes which milked far

better than ever before.”

It is this level of monitoring which Mr

Williams says is crucial to success with

early lambing ewes. “The slightest

mistake can be costly, so everything is

done to maximise the number of

lambs sold/ewe put to the tup. This

year’s early lambing batch have

scanned at 158%, so we’ll want to be

sure of selling as close to that as we

can.”

This starts pre-lambing with ewes

given a long acting antibiotic dose to

ward off the threat abortion and ewes

vaccinated with a clostridial vaccine to

pass some immunity on to their lambs

in their colostrums.

“Then once lambs are born their

navels are dipped and they receive a

dose of oral antibiotic to prevent

watery mouth. I’d rather avoid the

routine antibiotic use, but losing a

lamb which could be worth more than

£100 to watery mouth is a wasteful

loss.”

Since switching to Charollaissires Mr Williams says lambshave more get and go thanwith previous terminal sires.“The lambs are up andsucked by themselves andhave plenty of vigour.”

“And, having lost a couple of lambs to

clostridial disease this year we’ll be

vaccinating the lambs to prevent it

next year.”

Triplet lambs are set onto single

bearing ewes whenever possible to

maximise their growth potential and

avoid the need to artificially rear them.

Ensuring the lambs receive sufficient

colostrumis paramount too and

since switching to Charollais sires

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Where Quality meets Performance35 Years of Top Breeding ~ Eastern Region Champion Flock 2009 & 2010Signet Recorded ~ Scrapie Tested for Export

stocK sires 2011 - all scrapie genotype arr/arr

castellau liberator - sired by logie Durno i’m Yer Man out of a daughter of

castellau Flashy lady by southam Flagship. breed index 413 top 5%. tremendous lambs

correct with shape, length, growth and style. look out for these at the Premier sale.

eDstaston Kaiser chieF - sire rainbow hermes. his lambs have exceptional

gigots and will scan well. breed index 318 top 25% Dam also bred edstaston leopards Den,

3,000 gns Worcester 2011.

bachYMbYD Jazz - purchased at builth Wells ram sale, great fleshed sire with tight

coat and excellent gigots. shearling rams and ewes by this sire for sale.

high index commercial rams to suit all flocks and females available on farm.

Jonathan & carroll barber 01953 607860 email [email protected] Mobile : 07712 659262 or 07951 451250

13th October“WorcesterSaucy Sale”

In-lamb shearlingewes to

suit all flocks

castellau liberator

Mr Williams says lambs have more get

and go than with previous terminal

sires. “The lambs are up and sucked

by themselves and have plenty of

vigour.”

Once ewes and lambs have spent 24

hours in mothering up pens they are

turned out and next spring will graze

stubble turnips planted as part of the

farm’s Glastir environmental scheme.

“Creep feeders will be put out once

lambs are about 10 days old and

lambs will be offered creep pellets ad-

lib.”

With ewes dosed with a long acting

wormer at turn out the worm burden

is lessened in the early weeks of the

lambs’ lives, but later on Mr Williams

relies of faecal egg counting to assess

the need to drench.

“In most cases when we’re handling

lambs every week to draw them for

market we can see when they begin to

stop thriving, but using a faecal egg

count is a good way of checking we’re

on the right lines.”

Lambs from the early and late

lambing flocks are sold live through

Ludlow Market, with the aim to draw

them at 36-38kg.

“When lambs are taking a lot of creep

this is an ideal weight to draw them as

they kill out well and waiting for that

extra 2kg of weight can cost more

than it gains.”

This article first appeared in theWinter 2011 issue of Sheep & BeefProducer

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Shearling Ewes for Sale

Enquiries & Visitors Welcome

CECIL & JANETTE THOMASNew FarmFosse Road

WolstonCoventry. CV8 3GA

Telephone 02476 542409Email : [email protected]

WOLSTON Charollais-Flock UAMV Accredited Signet Recorded Scrapie Monitored

STOCK RAMS all ARR/ARR

XCA 8003 GLYNCOCH IVANHOESire ZKT 8025 Galtres Dominator

Ivanhoe was 2nd prize Ram Lamb RoyalWelsh 2008 His ET sisters were 2nd & 3rd

in the Ewe Lamb Class.

ZNN 8125 - LOGIE DURNO JEEVESSire AB 7003 Crogham Hannibal II

Jeeves was Purchased for 3000gns at theWorcester Premier Sale in 2010

XUA - Brandywells CharollaisQuality in the show ring and in the commercial sectorQuality in the show ring and in the commercial sector

SERVICE SIRES USED

EDSTASTON LICORICE MIST - Long, High Index ram.

BRANDYWELLS JACKFLASH - XUA 9042Supreme Champion Ram Lamb Royal Cornwall 2009. Sire of Supreme Champion Ram lamb Devon County

Show 2011. Stock and Semen for sale.

Carol IrwinCarol IrwinRose Cottage,Rose Cottage,Reeds & HammettsReeds & HammettsKings Nympton, Kings Nympton, UmberleighUmberleighDevon. EX37 9ST Devon. EX37 9ST Tel: 01769 581499Tel: 01769 581499

Website: brandywellscharollais.co.ukWebsite: brandywellscharollais.co.uk

Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME Weaned Jackflash ewe lambs March 2011

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RAMS USED IN 2011Crogham Hannibal II

AB 7003

Wardshill InvincibleHK 8035

Wrenvale Instant Replay- XGY 8056

2nd prize pen Builth Early Sale 2008 Nigel SheldonWren Vale Nurseries, 85 Heol-Cae-Gurwen, Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Ammanford, Carms. SA18 1HG

Tel: 01269 826700 Email. [email protected] or visit our website www.wrenvale-charollais-sheep.co.uk

WRENVALE - XGYCharollais MV Accredited

AWARDS 2009South Wales Showman of the Year

Reserve & Male Champion Monmouth ShowReserve Champion Carmarthen Show

2nd prize Best Pen Lambs Builth Wells Main Sale

Male Champion Monmouth Show 2009

FOXHILL JAMIRAH- XWY 9047

1st prize Ram LambDevon CountyShow sired by

Kingsland Impeccable

Bachymbyd Kracker - 1YMH0062

Purchased at Worcester Premier Sale for

3,800gns for his tremendous conformation.

CARTHORPE GRAND DUKE YVY 6032 Purchased at the SouthamDispersal Sale for 4050gns.

1st prize Ewe Lamb Devon County Show 2011, Reserve

Female & Reserve overall, by Carthorpe Grand Duke.

She has a tremendous body and gigot.

FOXHILL Charollais XWYTHE HOME OF NATURAL CONFORMATION

MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored & Genotyped

MR & MRS M J ALFORDFoxhill Farm, Blackborough, Cullompton, Devon. EX15 2HU

Tel: 01884 849369 Fax: 01884 849189 Mobile: 07976 321686Email: [email protected]

LOOSEBEARE JETSET - XWD 9002Champion at Royal Cornwall Show 2011.

His lambs are showing great promise.

RAMS USED THIS YEARCarthorpe Grand Duke and Loosebeare Jetset. The lambs from

both rams showing great promise with good skins

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Breed Leading

Dalby Charollais ‘PE’Balanced Breeding - Blending type and performance

SUCCESS IN 20112011 also provided continued success inthe show ring with numerous Breed and Interbreed awards culminating in being partof the winning Interbreed Pairs at RoyalWelsh Show with Dalby Jessica.

At Premier Sale the first three ram lambsoffered by our high index stock ram DalbyKracked-it, sold to 1,850 gns and averaged1,450 gns. Semen for sale in 2012.

At the sale we also jointly purchased (withRockvilla) the 6,500 gns – Highway Liberator – a much admired ram lamb,whose pedigree and power were just whatwe were looking for.

In addition to Kracked-it and Liberator wehave used the homebred Jezzabelle son,Lazelle with some really super lambs onthe ground from all three.

STOCK FOR SALEAs ever we will have available, direct fromthe farm, a large selection of sexual athletes bred and managed to provide superior performance.

We also hope to provide more top qualityin-lamb females at the Saucy Sale in 2012.

Highway Liberator 11ZDG00068, purchased at the Worcester Premier Sale2011 for 6,500gns. Jointly owned with

David Mawhinney

SILVER ANNIVERSARY SALE2011 Marked 25 years breeding Charollais and itproved to be an eventful and rewarding year.A massive thank you to all who supported our successful Anniversary Sale, by either purchasingsheep, helping out or by just being there to witnessthe outstanding ewe Jezzabelle create a new breedrecord of 7,000 gns. She is pictured below withCharles, Helen, Victoria, William and Grace.

CHARLES & HELEN SERCOMBESandlands Farm, Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Melton Mowbray, Leicester. LE14 2NS TEL: 01664 434760

Further information available at www.easysheep.co.uk or ring Charles on 07836 385139

Dalby Jessica, Res. Female Champion andpart of winning Interbreed Pairs at the

Royal Welsh Show 2011

Over the past 2 years Charollais

Australia, run by Ian McDougall and

Colin and Anthony Hilsdon has been

quietly expanding into New Zealand.

Embryos and semen were sold to 2

New Zealand farmers in 2010 who

had the first auction of Charollais

rams in December last year, 9 rams

averaged £4000 each.

Last year Charollais Australia formed

a joint venture with Lincoln University.

A shipment of embryos, live sheep

and semen will see the flock expand

to 50 ewes by 2013. The flock is

based at Ashley Dene Farm near

Lincoln, under the very capable

management of Nigel Jay, Senior

Technical Officer and Colin Pettigrew,

Farm manager.

Nigel, who was instrumental in

bringing the CT Scanner to Lincoln

Uni has been passionate about

Charollais for some time and jumped

at the opportunity to establish a flock

at Lincoln when the opportunity arose.

Extensive CT scanning of the flock will

enable Charollais down under to

rapidly increase their carcass quality.

In time the NZ flock will be a mirror

image of the Australian flock enabling

the benefits of CT scanning to be

utilised on both sides of the Tasman.

Viascan revealed that Charollais x

Coopworth lambs had significantly

more muscle in the loin and hind

quarter and that 96% of all Charollais

x Coopworth male lambs born met the

yield grading threshold.

Farmers in New Zealand do get

rewarded for carcass quality (assessed

by viascan) in the form of a bonus

paid on lambs that decent

conformation.

In Nigel’s words; “The signs at this

stage are positive and we are

impressed with how the first cross

Charollais has performed”. The

average birth weight of lambs was 5.5

kgs and the Charollais x lambs grew

much faster than the pure Coopworth

lambs.

He says “Charollais are bigger than a

Texel with more maternal traits

including higher fertility. They will give

the Texels a run for their money.”

First live charollais shipped into New Zealand as breedimpresses on growth and carcass quality

Charollais Down Under

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charollais xcoopworth lambsborn in NewZealand by the useof imported semenfrom Australia

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EASTERN REGION FLOCK COMPETITION 2011

Champion Flock

Champion Ewes Champion Shearling Ewes

LLXX

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KELBY FLOCK KELBY FLOCK MV ACCREDITED

TOM MAWERMeadow View,

Kelby, Grantham,Lincolnshire

NG32 3AJTel: 01400 230142

Mobile: 079460 57875

STOCK RAMS USED IN 2011

RUTLAND ENSIGN - ZFY 4036

MILLHOUSE LOOKOUT

CASTLEMAIN LEROY

Top Quality stock availableRams & Ewes for sale either privately or at Society Sales

STUART DUNKLEYHyde Farm, Blisworth Road, Roade, Northampton. NN7 2LN

Tel: 01604 862338 Email:[email protected]

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

HYDE Charollais SU

Large Selection of Performance Recorded

Ram Lambs & Shearlings for sale

There will be the usual consignment of in

lamb females for sale in the autumn

w Scrapie Monitored w MV Accredited w Signet Recorded w Est. 1987

CELEBRATING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2012

RAMS USED 2011ROCKVILLA FERRARI - VV 5034

RASE Male Champion 2006 & Res. Male Champion 2007

GRIMSTON JEFFERSON - ZPH 9035

Son of the 2300gns Dalby Inspired.

DALBY LEROY - 11PE 00610

Full brother to Dalby Live & Kicking who was sold for

1800gns at Worcester Premier Sale.Ram lambs sired by Grimston Jefferson

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It is Charollais’ ability to grow to very

heavy weights without laying down fat

that most impressed Nigel about the

breed. He believes under the current

payment structure, lamb finishers

would be financially better off adding

kilograms to their lambs rather than

trying to meet yield grading

thresholds.

At Lincoln University the Charollais

have been DNA tested for cold

tolerance, Nigel says he was surprised

at the results which showed that half

the animals tested had the highest

possible score for cold tolerance. This

suggests they are hardier than would

be expected in a terminal sire breed.

AustraliaMeanwhile in Australia the flock

continues to grow, 300+ ewes and

ewe lambs were put to the ram this

year and Charollais rams continue to

sell well, primarily to farmers who are

mating ewe lambs and maiden

hogget ewes.

The major terminal sire breeds in

Australia, the Poll Dorset and White

Suffolk, have selected for scan weight

to the extent that birth weights have

increased dramatically, resulting in

many commercial farmers suffering

lambing problems – all lambing is out

doors and unassisted. With lambs

being worth up to £110 at times, a

dead lamb is an expensive loss. If the

ewe dies as well then the total loss will

be £250 or more, replacement ewes

are expensive here. This has created

an opening for Charollais.

Australian farmers are not rewarded

for carcass quality and with the

shortage of lambs even over fat lambs

are currently not penalized. Looking

to the future we think this will not

always be the case and Charollais

Australia want to meet the future with

meat, not size and bone.

There is no doubt that the Charollais

is the easy lambing prime lamb sire

with meat where it counts!

Ian McDougall can be contacted by

email at :

[email protected]

website :

www.charollais.com.au

First charollais pure bred lambs on the ground in New Zealand

POSITIvES FORcHAROLLAIS IN NEWZEALAND Fast growth High carcass

weights Low fat levels Highest possible

score for cold tolerance

Higher fertility

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ROCKVILLA KLASS ACT - VV 0070

Champion Stock Ram Central Region

2011. Owned with David & Joe Lewis..

Join us at theWORCESTER SAUCY SALE

for top quality femalesON SATURDAY

13th OCTOBER 2012

TG 0038 Joint top price at Worcester

Saucy Sale 2011 at 2,100gns.

NEW FOR 2012 RAINBOW LINDIS-

FARNE - 11XPU00684

Breed Index 386

Visitors Always Welcome ROBERT & JEANETTE GREGORY

THE MEADOWS, HARMER HILL, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE SY4 3DZ

Tel: 01939 291466 Mobile: 07976 589393 Email : [email protected]

or visit the website www.edstaston-charollais.com

u OVERALL CHAMPION FLOCK CENTRAL REGION FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR u

EDSTASTON LEOPARDS DEN -

11TG00073 INDEX 500 Highest index

lamb sold at auction to date for 3,000gns.

RAMS ALSO USEDEDSTASTON-IN-FOR-ME - TG 8088 Hermes x Dubai son

ARJANE JUMANJI - ZRF 9038

Sire of top priced sheep at Worcester Saucy Sale 2011 sold for 2,100gns.RAINBOW HERMES - XPU 7035 Breed Index 338

Sire of many influential rams inclucing Edstaston Jigsaw and Edstaston In-For-Me

Edstaston - ‘TG’Producing Top Quality Recorded Rams for the Pedigree & Commercial Breeder

MV Accredited Signet Recorded Scrapie Monitored

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The Charollais sheep winner of

the EBLEX Improved Flock

Awards for 2012 is the

Eastbach Flock, owned by Peter Scott

and Dougie Ferguson who farm near

Coleford in Gloucestershire.

Organised through the Sheep Better

Returns Programme, this award is

presented to the performance

recorded flock that has shown the

most impressive improvement in

genetic merit over a 12-month period,

within English Recorded Flocks for the

breed.

Peter Scott kept a small flock of sheep

for over 20 years, whilst working as a

solicitor, and bought the 12 hectare

(30 acre) Lower Tump Farm in 1998.

On retirement he developed his

interest in sheep, joining forces with

Dougie Ferguson who shared his

vision for breeding exceptional

pedigree terminal sires to sell to

commercial farmers.

Favouring the Charollais breed for its

ease of lambing, lamb vigour and

good growth traits, they established

the Eastbach Flock in 2008 with ewe

lambs bought at the major sales and

from established Charollais breeders.

Their aim is to breed rams that will

work for five years or more and

produce commercially viable animals

that thrive on grass-based systems.

In 2009 they bought ten more

yearlings and bred their offspring with

nationally recognised rams. The flock

now consists of 85 breeding ewes and

the intention is to close the flock.

However in 2011 they could not resist

buying three yearling ewes from the

Dalby 25th Anniversary Sale –

including Dalby Kate which has an

index of 497. A commercial flock of

150 Lleyn ewes is also run on 25

hectares (62 acres) of rented

grassland.

REcoRDing

PERFoRmancEThe flock has been recorded from the

start so that accurate performance

figures could be presented to potential

buyers. They started CT scanning a

few top quality ram lambs in 2011.

All aspects of sheep care, including

vet input, feeding and costs, are

recorded and taken into account

alongside the data for genetic traits.

“We use a good computer programme

which combines all the information we

collect,” says Peter Scott. “The hand-

held reader allows us to instantly

access all the records on a particular

animal, including its Signet figures.”

This information has also allowed the

two to boost Estimated Breeding

Values (EBVs) from 161 in 2008 on

16 animals, to 321 in 2011 based on

112 animals.

The big jump this year has come

Eastbach flock wins top award forgenetic progress


u OVERALL CHAMPION FLOCK CENTRAL REGION FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR u

Edstaston - ‘TG’Producing Top Quality Recorded Rams for the Pedigree & Commercial Breeder


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Peter Scott (left) and Dougie Ferguson

with their Eastbach shearling rams

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Signet

Charollais Dataat the click of a button

www.signetfbc.co.uk

Signet

Tel: 0247 647 8829

Email:

[email protected]

Charollais Latest Reports

l Charollais Breed Benchmark 2012

l Charollais breed genetic trends

l Charollais breeder directory 2012

l Charollais ram lamb high five listing

find out the latest EBV traits for

individual charollais on the

website follow the link

to EBV search.

Find out about cT Scanning and

muscularity

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from the wide use of Lowerye Kaiser.

With a breed index of 442, he was

selected for his carcase attributes, as

he sits in the top 5% of the breed for

muscle depth and gigot muscularity.

He is in the top 1% of the breed in the

country and was ranked fifth in the

Signet National Top Sires for 2011.

He has increased the breeding

potential for muscle yield within the

carcase by over 0.75kg in a single

season.

Last year they bought Edstaston

Leopards Den in partnership with Neil

Oughton of the Lowerye flock, the

highest index ram lamb ever sold at

auction, he has an EBV Index of 500.

SElEcTing ThE BESTThe pair select ewes for breeding that

are good milk producers and have

good maternal traits, coupled with

excellent figures for growth and

muscle depth. They are also looking

to increase foot hardiness and cull

hard to achieve this.

Rams must have excellent weight gain

and muscle depth records and all

retained stock must have exceptional

and correct conformation. Most

importantly they must be able to

perform well off grass with no

concentrates.

Breeding stock is sold at the major

sales but increasingly customers,

including commercial and pedigree

producers are coming to the farm to

buy stock. Selling from the farm

allows customers to view the animals

in their natural surroundings and see

how they have been reared and

managed prior to sale. The rams are

sold fit and ready to work.

“Recorded pedigree breeders

understand and see the benefit of

using performance figures,” says Mr

Scott. “More commercial farmers are

also becoming interested, but usually

it is the combination of examining the

data and seeing the animals in the

field that gives the best overall picture

of their future performance.”

SaTiSFiED cuSTomERDonna Bowen, farm manager at

Bicknor Court Farm, Gloucestershire

runs 1000 Welsh Mule and 600 Welsh

ewes which are completely self-

contained. Only rams are purchased.

Charollais tups purchased from the

Eastbach flock have suited her system

well, and she particularly likes the fact

that they have not been over-fed. She

has been impressed at how easily the

ewes have lambed and how quickly

the lambs are up on their feet and

suckling, decreasing the work-load at

lambing.

January-born lambs are creep fed and

finish at 40-42 kgs liveweight at ten

weeks of age and attract good prices.

“Our sheep must thrive on grassland

and require little help from us,”

explains Ms Bowen. “The Charollais

cross lambs sired by Peter and

Dougie’s rams certainly fit the bill for

me.”

long TERm uPliFT

FRom SuPERioR

gEnETicSEBLEX sheep breeding specialist

Samuel Boon believes that one of the

major benefits of improving the

genetics of a flock is the cumulative

and permanent way it lifts

performance.

“The time and effort involved will pay

dividends for years, not just in the

winning flock, but also in the flocks

that buy rams from them,” he says.

“With lamb prices at an all-time high,

the difference between choosing the

right recorded ram for the farm, or an

animal of average breeding merit,

could be worth £1,000 or more. So

there has never been a better time to

invest in superior genetics.

“Relative newcomers to the Charollais

breed, Peter and Dougie have invested

in the time and effort to produce top

class animals which has served them

well in a very short space of time.


Charollais Latest Reports

l Charollais Breed Benchmark 2012

l Charollais breed genetic trends

l Charollais breeder directory 2012

l Charollais ram lamb high five listing

Put some tang into your flock at the

In-lamb shearling ewes and ewe lambs from 12 sizzling flocks

WORCESTER MARKETWORCESTER MARKET

SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2012SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2012Auctioneer : Clive Roads, McCartneys Tel : 01905 769770 Auctioneer : Clive Roads, McCartneys Tel : 01905 769770

EDSTASTON

LOGIE DURNO

WRAYCASTLE

KNIGHTON

GLYNCOCH

DALBY

CROGHAM

BANWY

ROCKVILLA

WOLSTON

CARNEW

TULLYEAR

Top-priced Edstaston and Glyn

Coch shearling ewes 2011

Top-priced Logie Durno ewe and

Tullyear shearling ewe 2011

LOGIE DURNO JACKPOT

Breed Champion at RWAS 2010. Full

brothers sold to 6,200gns, 3,000gns and

2,200gns. Also a full ET brother to the

first prize ewe lambs at the Royal Welsh

show 2010 + 2011. Progeny have sold to

a top of 5,100gns.

BAWNARD BOLT

We purchased this ram privately in 2011

due to his consistent top quality

breeding. He was the sire of the Irish

Premier sale Champion 2009 and 2010

and his progeny have sold to a top of

4,200 euro’s.

SEMEN AVAILABLE FROM

L.D Jackpot Breed index 393

Arjane Klansman Purchased

for 7,200gns, sons sold to

4,800gns Breed Index 288.

Edstaston Jigsaw Sire of

Builth II Champion sold for

3,000gns. Top five lambs

averaged 3300gns in 2010.

Breed index 294.

Crogham Hannibal Sons

sold to 10,800gns and

Grandsons to 8,200gns. Top

20 daughters averaged

1,725gns at our production

sale Breed index 338

LARGE SELECTION OF FEMALES FOR SALE

We have a large selection of Female’s for sale in 2012 , we aim to sell a large proportion of these

privately off the farm and we will also have consignments at the Saucy sale and society sales.


01467 681 579 / [email protected] / www.logiedurnosheep.co.uk

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Worcester Premier Sale

TOP PRICED RAM AT 10,800 GNS (PICTURED RIGHT)

Logie Durno Kracked-it (ZNN ) sold to Tim Prichard,

Castellau flock and Justin Evans, Sant Andras flock.

HIGHwAy lIbERATOR, 11zDG00068 (TOP)

Sold for 6,500 gns to Charles Sercombe, Dalby Flock.

lOGIE DURNO lORD Of THE RING, 11zNN02205

(MIDDlE)

Sold for 6,000 gns to Angus & Sue Howie, Millhouse Flock.

kINGS lAND lEADING lIGHT, 11wAA00264

(bOTTOM)

Sold for 5,600 gns to Alan & Herbie Kennedy, Parkgate

Flock and Brian Harvey, Netherkeir Flock.

lOGIE DURNO lAIRD, 11zNN02242 (bElOw)

Sold for 4,800 gns to Norman McMordie, Riverdale Flock.

Anew centre record was set for

Charollais at Worcester, when

a top price of 10,800 gns was

achieved. A shearling ram from the

Logie Durno flock of William and

Carole Ingram from Aberdeenshire

was knocked down to Welsh breeders;

Mr Tim Prichard of the well-known

Castellau flock and new breeder Mr

Justin Evans, who established his Sant

Andras flock last year. Their purchase

was Logie Durno Kracked-it a son of

Crogham Hannibal II out of a Foulrice

Gladiator ewe with a performance

breed index of 375, a top 5% ram.

The Logie Durno flock had another

extremely successful premier sale;

selling a total of 8 shearling rams and

8 ram lambs to gross £53,634 an

average of £3352.12 per head.

Next highest price was a ram lamb

from the Highway flock of Dilwyn

Davies in Carmarthenshire. Liberator

was sold for 6,500 gns to Mr Charles

Sercombe, who held a highly

successful sale of Charollais ewes in

June, in a joint purchase with Mr

David Mawhinney from Northern

Ireland. This lamb was an ET brother

to last year’s top price lamb, Arjane

Klansman out of the record-priced

ewe at the Arjane Dispersal sale which

sold for 5,800 gns.

The Ingram’s were also in the money

with their pen of ram lambs; their

topper was another ET lamb full

brother to Highway Liberator again a

purchase from the Arjane Dispersal

sale. Logie Durno Lord of the Ring,

had scanned with an eye muscle of

42.2 and caught the eye and final bid

of 6,000 gns from Angus and Sue

Howie. He now joins their Millhouse

flock, which enjoyed such success at

the 2011 Highland Show.

A very smart individual from Peter

Vaughan’s Kings Land flock in

Herefordshire attracted a final bid of

5,600 gns from Alan and Herbie

Kennedy, Parkgate flock and Brian

Harvey, Netherkeir flock both from

Dumfriesshire. Kings Land Leading

Light was sired by the dual supreme

interbreed winner, Logie Durno I’m Yer

Man out of a Southam Eros ewe. A

top 1% performance index lamb,

Logie Durno Laird sold for 4,800 gns

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Worcester Premier Sale 2011New Centre Record for Charollais Shearling

Ram at 10,800 gns


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fOUlRICE lEON, 11DG01419 (TOP)

Sold for 4,200 gns to Arwel Owen Banwy Flock,

A T Edwards Trysgeth Flock and Alan Shenton Ardudwy

Flock.

GlyN COCH kNIGHT, xCA0082 (MIDDlE)

Sold for 4,000 gns to Jim and Frampton Jeffrey, Co Cork

Bawnard Flock.

lOwERyE lAD lUCky lAD, 11zvy00534 (bOTTOM

lEfT)

Sold for 4,000 gns to C H Rees, Llynfi Flock.

lOGIE DURNO kORkER, zNN0145 (bOTTOM RIGHT)

Champion Shearling ram, sold for 3,800 gns to Samuel

Tindall, Linton Springs Flock.

and was the joint choice of Northern

Irish breeders, Mr Norman McMordie,

Riverdale flock and R & S Cromie,

Doughery flock. This was sired by

last year’s top price lamb, Arjane

Klansman out of the 2nd placed

shearling ewe from the Royal Welsh

Show.

The Foulrice flock of Charles

Marwood had a strong pen of ram

lambs forward and going to 4,200 gns

for Foulrice Leon was Mr Arwel Owen

for his Banwy flock near Powys. This

lamb was sired by Wernfawr Jim and

was a top 25% performance animal.

There was a strong contingent of

purchasers from Ireland, both north

and south and a very smart shearling

tup from Adrian Davies from

Carmarthenshire attracted a final bid

of 4,000 gns from Mr Jim and

Frampton Jeffrey from Co Cork. Glyn

Coch Knight was by a home-bred sire

Igniter out of a Wraycastle Dai Hard

ewe

Also at 4,000 gns was a tup lamb

from the Lowerye Flock of Mr Neil

Oughton from Gloucestershire. Lucky

Lad was sired by the top price

shearling ram at the 2009 Builth Wells

ram sale, Mortimer Investment and

had exceptional performance figures

for muscle; an EBV of 5.09 the

highest value for this trait for offer on

the day. Purchaser for this one was

Mr C H Rees from the Vale of

Glamorgan for his Llynfi flock.

The Logie Durno flock was victorious

in the pre-sale show classes which

were judged by Mr Albert Ferguson

from Co Cork. Their shearling ram

Logie Durno Korker, sired by Crogham

Hannibal II out of a Rutland Ensign

daughter was the champion yearling

and reserve overall. He sold for 3,800

gns to Mr Sam Tindall from Yorkshire

for his Linton Springs flock.

The supreme champion was a ram

lamb, Logie Durno Lincoln also by

Hannibal II and sold for 2,400 gns.

He will cross the water to Irish

breeders Ed and Sheena McCarthy,

Co Cork.

Probably the thickest animal in the

market was a shearling ram from Huw

Robert’s Bachymbyd flock in North

Wales. Going to 3,800 gns for

Bachymbyd Kracker was a trio of

breeders; Messrs Quick and Mike

Alford from Devon plus the Probert

family from Herefordshire.

The entry of females was headed at

2,800 gns for a shearling ewe from

Adrian Davies’s Glyn Coch flock in

Carmarthenshire. She was sired by

Galtres Dominator out of one of Glyn

Coch’s most prolific show producing

dams. Her buyer was Messrs R & M

Price from Staunton on Wye.

Another yearling ewe this time from

the Parkgate flock of Alan & Herbie

Kennedy sold for1,900 gns and travels

across the water to McConnell Bros.

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Worcester Premier Sale 2011


lOGIE DURNO klAyMORE, zNN

0091 (TOP)

Sold for 2,600 gns to G Meyrick &

Son, Bould Flock.

GlANTREN lEGEND,

11xUE00330 (bOTTOM)

Sold for 1,600 gns to David Curran

and Adrian Davies.

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bACHyMbyD kRACkER, yMH0062 (TOP)

Sold for 3,800 gns to Messrs Quick Loosebeare Flock, Mike

Alford, Foxhill Flock and E Probert & Sons, Mortimer Flock.

HIGHwAy lORD lUCAN, 11zDG00028 (MIDDlE)

Sold for 3,000 gns to Adrian Davies, Glyn Coch Flock.

EDSTASTON lEOPARDS DEN, 11TG00073

(bOTTOM lEfT)

Sold for 3,000 gns to Neil Oughton, Lowerye Flock and

Peter Scott, Eastbach Flock.

AbERkINSEy, ybj 0116 (bOTTOM RIGHT)

Sold for 3,600 gns to a consortium of breeders; Arwel

Owen, Alan Shenton, A T Edwards and A Ryder.

Ewe lambs peaked at 1050 gns and

1000 gns for two from the Kings Land

flock of Peter Vaughan. The

champion female came from the

Gogwell flock of Clive and Robert

Hopper.

Trade throughout the day for a hugely

increased entry was excellent, with

good clearance rates and

strong interest from local commercial

farmers.

Average prices for shearling rams

were just about on a par with 2010

with more than twice the number of

rams sold. For lambs the average

price went up by 10.5% to finish the

day on £1096 for the 156 sold.

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Worcester Premier Sale 2011


GlyN COCH TOP PRICE fEMAlE

(TOP)

Sold for 2,800 gns to R & M Price,

Oakchurch Flock.

CHAMPION fEMAlE, GOGwEll

SHEARlING EwE, (MIDDlE)

Sold for 2,100 gns to McConnell

Bros, Hollylodge Flock.

kNOCkIN lAGERfElD,

11xxj0007 (bOTTOM)

Sold for 1,600 gns to Dilwyn Davies,

Highway Flock.

lOT 254 lOGIE DURNO lONERANGER 11zNN02204

3,600 GNS SOlD TO D & G GROGAN, CO kIlDARE

lOT 255 lOGIE DURNO lyNCH PIN 11zNN02209

3,200 GNS SOlD TO A GRAy & SON AND A & E lAwRIE

lOT 252 lOGIE DURNO lEGACy 11zNN02211

3,000 GNS SOlD TO IAN MATTHEwS

lOT 33 lOGIE DURNO kING Of DIAMONDS zNN0055

3,000 GNS SOlD TO T M REES

lOT 165 CROGHAM lINESMAN 11Ab00026

3,000 GNS SOlD TO jONATHAN wAlES

lOT 234 OAkCHURCH lORD Of THE RINGS 11wkw00002

2,900 GNS SOlD TO j PARkHOUSE

lOT 182 PARkGATE lUCk CHARM 11zCA00304

2,500 GNS SOlD TO j DAvIES

lOT 164 CROGHAM lAMbERT 11Ab00035

2,200 GNS SOlD TO wIllIAM & CAROlE INGRAM

lOT 14 fOUlRICE kNOCkOUT DG 0376

2,100 GNS SOlD TO AlAN & HERbIE kENNEDy

lOT 273 GOGwEll lACqUER 11Nf00286

2,100 GNS SOlD TO jONATHAN wAlES

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69 SHEARlING RAMS

SOlD TO AvERAGE

£1288.00 (-£27.36)

TOP 10,800 GNS

156 RAM lAMbS SOlD

TO AvERAGE £1096.24

(+£115.60)

TOP 6,500 GNS

19 SHEARlING EwES

SOlD TO AvERAGE

£951.63 (+£170.43),

TOP 2,800 GNS

10 EwE lAMbS SOlD TO

AvERAGE £680.40

(+£131.17),

TOP 1,050 GNS

Auctioneer : Clive Roads,

McCartneys

AvERAGE

PRICES

wORCESTER PREMIER

SAlE 2011

ClIvE ROADS fROM McCARTNEyS GET THE SEllING ON THE wAy

lOGIE DURNO lINCOlN,11zNN02228

Supreme Champion, sold for 2,400 gns to Ed & Sheena McCarthy, Eire.

Judge for the show classes was Mr Albert Ferguson, Co Cork.

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38

Dungannon Premier Sale

CARNEw lEGACy, 11zxj00162

(PICTURED OPPOSITE PAGE)

Champion and top price at the Dungannon Sale, sold for

2,900 gns to Rob Scott, Newton Stewart.

CARNEw lEGEND, 11zxj00140 (PICTURED TOP)

Reserve champion also from the Carnew Flock sold for

1,200 gns to Sam Wallace, Co Down.

TUllyEAR kRACkERjACk, qy 0135 (PICTURED

MIDDlE)

Sold for 2,300 gns to George Hammond, Stewartstown.

ROCkvIllA vv0186 (PICTURED bOTTOM lEfT)

1st prize shearling ram, sold for 1,500 gns to Mr Garland,

Cavan.

DOUGHERy 11xyU00415 (PICTURED bOTTOM

RIGHT)

From Robert and Stuart Cromie sold for 1,300 gns to

Richard Higgins, Galway.

Charollais Sheep Chairman

Jonathan Aiken had a red

letter day at the Northern

Ireland Charollais Sheep Premier in

Dungannon claiming the Champion

and Reserve Champion Spots and

also the top price of the day at

2900gns.

The Northern Bank sponsored pre-

sale show, judged by Mr Brian Davies

of the Honddu Flock in Wales, proved

a winner for the Carnew Flock of

Jonathan Aiken. His first prize

January born ram was the Judge’s

top choice of the day.

This Champion ram sold to County

Tyrone breeder, Gary Scott for

2900gns. In reserve place was the

December class winner also shown by

the Carnew Flock later selling for

1200gns to a Katesbridge breeder.

Both rams were sired by last year’s

Champion, Carnew Kingpin, a

Loaning Foot Highlander son.

Kingpin sold at the Worcester Premier

in July for 2000 gns. The Carnew pen

averaged 1288gns for four sold.

Topping the trade in the shearling

market was a tremendous shearling

from the Tullyear pen of Drew and

Stephen Cowan, this ET son of

Rutland Lightening was sired by

Rockvilla Golden Promise selling to

Stewartstown breeders George Booth

and George Hammond for 2300gns.

Another Lightening son from the

Tullyear pen, this time a January born

lamb sired by Arjane Kukri, sold for

1300gns to Michael Powers,County

Limerick.

The Doughery Flock of Robert and

Stuart Cromie had an excellent days

trading selling to a top of 1300gns for

their December born Logie Durno

Klass Act son, which sold to a breeder

from County Galway. Another in the

Doughery pen, a Logie Durno Jackpot

son sold for 900gns to William

Sherrard from Coleraine.

A high index ram from the Riverdale

Flock of Norman McMordie, a son of

Foulrice Kinsman attracted a bid of

1000gns and sold to Mr Wilson from

Co Fermanagh. Also at this price was

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Carnew Flock Scoops Awards at Dungannon

Premier Sale


Dungannon Premier Sale 2011

TUllyEAR, 11qy00228 (PICTURED TOP)

Sold for 1,300 gns to Michael Power, Co Limerick.

RIvERDAlE 11zEG00062 (PICTURED MIDDlE)

Sold for 1,000 gns to Ivor Wilson, Co Fermanagh for his

Little Summit flock.

DRUMSAllAGH, 11zwv00065 (PICTURED bOTTOM

lEfT)

Sold for 1,000 gns to John Foster, Castlederg.

wINNING GROUP Of THREE RAM lAMbS fROM THE

CARNEw flOCk (PICTURED bOTTOM RIGHT)


a son of Drumsallagh Harcourt shown

by Sidney Corbett and purchased by

John Foster, Castlederg. This ram’s

full brother sold for 3000gns at the

Premier Sale in 2009.

Taking the red rosette in the shearling

ram class were David and Liz

Mawhinney with a powerful Honddu

Investigator son, this ram later headed

South to County Cavan selling for

1500gns. The Judge’s choice in the

untrimmed class was an upstanding

ram from the Craig Brother’s pen

selling for 580gns to County Donegal.

In the Female class George and Jason

Booth took the honours with a

Riverdale Jupiter ewe lamb. Jupiter is

a son of Rainbow Hermes, this stylish

ewe lamb also made the top female

price on the day selling for 820gns to

County Clare Breeder Eamonn

Quinlivan.

Averages at the sale were once again

on the up with many astute

commercial buyers there to secure a

calibre ram; this demand early on the

season a reflection of the confidence

in the breed. A strong contingent of

Southern buyers drove prices up with

several of the higher priced rams

making their way South.

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TOP &

AvERAGE PRICES

DUNGANNON PREMIER

SAlE 2011

11 SHEARlING RAMS SOlD

TO AvERAGE £798.00

TOP 2,300 GNS

60 RAM lAMbS SOlD TO

AvERAGE £633.50

TOP 2,900 GNS

5 EwE lAMbS SOlD TO

AvERAGE £634.00

TOP 820 GNS

Auctioneer : George Wylie

wINNER Of THE UNTRIMMED

RAM lAMb ClASS fROM CRAIG

bROTHERS (TOP)

Sold for 580 gns to Mr Wilson, Co

Donegal.

CHAMPION fEMAlE (MIDDlE)

Beechview ewe lamb sold for 820

gns to Eamond Quinlivan, Co Clare

THE SHOw jUDGE, MR bRIAN

DAvIES fROM bRECON

PRESENTING AwARDS.

(bOTTOM)

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Logie Durno Laird 11ZNN 02242

Jointly owned with Norman McMordie.

Progeny already showing great potential

Logie Durno Klass Act 1ZNN0012

Sire of Doughery North Star, 2nd top price

ram lamb at Dungannon. Semen available.

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Builth Wells Ram Sale

PICTURED OPPOSITE PAGE

ffRwD lORD Of THE RING, 11yET00064

Sold for the day’s top price of 3,200 gns to William and

Carole ingram, Logie Durno Flock.

MORTIMER, HH 0032 (PICTURED TOP)

Sold for 3,000 gns to Huw Roberts, Bachymbyd Flock.

lOGIE DURNO, 11zNN02253 (PICTURED MIDDlE)

Supreme champion in the show classes, sold for 3,000 gns

to David & Liz Mawhinney, Rockvilla Flock.

fOUlRICE kING kONG, DG0628 (PICTURED bOTTOM

lEfT)

Sold for 2,300 gns to Mr I E Lloyd, Nant-Y-Rhiw flock.

PARkGATE lOOkER, 11zCA00358 (PICTURED

bOTTOM RIGHT)

Reserve champion in the show classes, sold for 1,500 gns

to Trevor Bell, NI.

For one Charollais breeder from

Anglesey, the Main Builth Wells

Sale was a dream come true,

when his ram lamb topped the breed

entry. Dewi Prichard Evan’s very

muscular tup took the eye of many

breeders on the day, but in the end

was knocked down to the Logie Durno

flock of William and Carole Ingram for

3,200 gns. This son of a Rhaeadr

tup had stood 1st in the late

December born class under the

scrutiny of judge, Mr Geoff Biddulph

from Cheshire.

Next in line was the winner of the

shearling ram class from regular

vendor Geoff Probert from

Herefordshire. His Mortimer March

born yearling was sired by Inglis

Chalky out of a Lowerye Baldrick ewe

and was the choice of another Builth

regular, Huw Roberts for his

Bachymbyd flock. This one sold for

3,000 gns.

The Mortimer run of 30 shearlings

again won the Champion Award for

best pen in the sale and went on to

see further prices of 2,000 gns, 1,800

gns and an excellent average of

£893.00 with total clearance.

The Ingram’s Logie Durno flock

travelling all the way from

Aberdeenshire again had an excellent

sale. Their January born lamb sired

by Edstaston Jigsaw took the

individual show championship and

went on to attract a bid of 3,000 gns

from Northern Ireland breeders, David

and Liz Mawhinney. Their pen of 7

ram lambs went on to win the reserve

champion pen award and the top pen

average of the day of £1,399.50. A

further five lambs in their pen sold for

over £1,000.

It was also the Logie Durno pen of 7

shearling rams that achieved the best

average of the day in this section,

finishing up at £930.00. Top of this

group was a full ET brother to LD

Jackpot, which sold for 1,400 gns to

Neil Oughton and Peter Scott from

Gloucestershire.

Second top price in the shearling

section was one from the Foulrice pen

of 15 rams from Charles Marwood in

Yorkshire. Their April born son of

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Builth Wells Sale 2011Ffrwd Lord of the Ring tops Builth Sale at

3,200 gns


YET FFRWD CHAROLLAIS YETEstablished 1992 MV Accredited

DEWI EVANSTyddyn y Ffrwd

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Anglesey. LL72 8HB

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VISITORS WELCOME

2011 FLOCK COMPETITION1st prize Ewes

1st prize Shearling Ewes3rd prize Ewe Lambs

RAMS USED IN 2011All ARR/ARR

RHAEADR JACK THE LAD(sire of Ffrwd Lord of the Ring)

FFRWD LIMITED EDITIONMORTIMER MAJESTIC

FFRWD LORD OF THE RING11YET00064

Top price Ram lamb at Builth II,sold to Logie Durno flock for 3200gns

SIRES USED IN 2011ZNN 6292 - Logie Durno Gladstone

Sire of most of the 1st prize untrimmed pen of shearlings at

Builth II selling to a top of 1,000gns. Still going strong at 6 years old.

11HH00032 - Mortimer Kingpin

1st prize trimmed Shearling at Builth II in 2011.

Purchased for 3,000gns. A son of Inglis Chalkie

11XXK00224 - Rhaeadr Lone Ranger

Very correct lamb purchased at Worcester 2011 for 2,000gns.

Son of Parkgate Hurricane

Congratulations to Meilir Jones, YBJ flock, on winning Champion

Stock Ram Welsh Region 2011 with Bachymbyd Jack Daniels

T H RobertsBachymbyd Bach, Rhewl, Ruthin, N. Wales

Tel: 01824 703222 Mobile: 07890 881 946

Established 1992

MV Accredited

Bachymbyd Kracker - 11YMH00062

Sold for 3,800gns to Mortimer, Foxhill and

Loosebeare flocks at Worcester 2011

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Edstaston Head Master sold for 2,300

gns to Ieuan and Evlin Lloyd for their

Nant-Y-Rhiw flock in Conwy. The

Marwoods also sold two further tups

at 1,300 gns and 1,400 gns to finish

with an excellent average of £910.

Taking the reserve ticket in the show

classes was another January born

lamb, this time from Alan and Herbie

Kennedy’s Parkgate flock. Purchaser

of Parkgate Looker at 1,500 gns was

Northern Ireland breeder, Trevor Bell.

This tup lamb was sired by the

Worcester Premier Sale champion

2010, Arjane Kukri. Another son of

Kukri in the Parkgate pen went for the

same price this time to Thomas

Hunter for his Skelton Whin flock.

Dilwyn Davies from Carmarthenshire

continued his good season with three

tup lambs over the £1,000 mark.

Leading the way were two ET sons of

Artnagullion Jose out of the same

ewe; Cyril Dougherty from Yorkshire

took one at 1,500 gns and the second

went to Laga Farms Ltd in Orkney at

1,350 gns. A further Jose son sold for

1,300 gns to Anna Whitehead for her

Samlesbury flock in Lancashire.

Clearance rates were achieved of 82%

for shearlings and 76.5% for lambs.

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Builth Wells Sale 2011


PRIzE

wINNERS &

AvERAGE PRICES

bUIlTH wEllS 2011

1ST PRIzE wINNERS

ClASS 1 - 1ST-10TH DECEMbER

11ZDG00015, Highway Flock.

ClASS 2 - 11-31ST DECEMbER

11YET00064, Ffrwd Flock

ClASS 3 - jANUARy bORN

11ZNN02253, Logie Durno Flock.

ClASS 4 - SIGNET RECORDED

11ZNN02225, Logie Durno Flock

ClASS 5 - UNTRIMMED

11WAD00184, Lane End Flock

ClASS 6 - SHEARlING RAM

HH0032, Mortimer Flock.

ClASS 7 - UNTRIMMED

SHEARlING

ZNN0071, Logie Durno Flock.

ClASS 8 - SIGNET RECORDED

SHEARlING

WHH0023, Tymaen Flock.

297 SHEARlING RAMS

SOlD TO AvERAGE £608.15

+£7.17 TOP 2,300 GNS

244 RAM lAMbS SOlD TO

AvERAGE £507.29 -£16.59

TOP 3,200 GNS

AUCTIONEERS : bRIGHTwEllS

HIGHwAy lION kING,

11zDG00015

sold for 1,500 gns to Cyril

Dougherty, Shamrock Flock.

HIGHwAy, 11zDG00043

sold for 1,350 gns to Laga Farms Ltd

on Orkney.

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Parkgate Looker - 11ZCA 00358

Reserve Champion Builth II, sold

toTrevor Bell for 1,500gns.

Parkgate Luckycharm - 11ZCA 00304

Reserve Male Champion RHS, sold Worces-

ter Premier Sale for 2,500gns

Kings Land Leading Light - 11WAA 00264

Purchased at Worcester Premier

Sale for 5,600gns.

CHAMPION FLOCK SOUTH OF SCOTLAND IN 2003 - 2011

WINNER OF SHOW POINTS CUP 2011

HERBIE & ALAN KENNEDY Wester Parkgate Dumfries DG1 3NN

Tel: 01387 860253 Herbie: 0771 357 8013

Alan: 0794 653 4998


TOP QUALITY STOCK AVAILABLE


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ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011

Reserve Interbreed at

Ayr & Dumfries Show

Royal Highland Show

Reserve Male Champion

Reserve Female Champion

1st prize shearling ram

and ewe

2nd prize ram lamb, ewe

gimmer and ewe lamb

TOP SELECTION OF RAM

LAMBS WILL BE

AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT

WORCESTER PREMIER

SALE, LANARK PREMIER

SALE & BUILTH II.

TOP QUALITY FEMALES

WILL AGAIN BE AVAILABLE

FOR SALE

STOCK SIRES USED

KINGS LAND LEADING LIGHT

11WAA00264 (see picture)

FOULRICE KNOCKOUT

- 1DG 0376

2nd placed shearling ram

Worcester Premier Sale 2011.

Russell Gray from Langside

Farm, Kirkfieldbank near

Lanark topped his local sale

with a tup lamb from his Leelaw flock.

Going to 1,700 gns for this son of

Rhaeadr Juror was Messrs J A & H D

Craig from Biggar in Lanarkshire. The

tup will join their Jami flock.

Next in the money was James

Clanachan from Marylolm Farm in

Dumfries. His January born single tup

lamb was the choice of pre-sale judge,

Mr James Andrew from Ayrshire.

Maryholm Loch Lomond was sired by

Castellau Joules, the 2nd prize

shearling at the Highland Show in

2010 and Interbreed champion at the

Cumberland County Show 2010.

Putting the final bid in was David

Sloan from Dumfires for his Rigghead

flock.

Just missing the four figure mark at

950 gns was Banwy Lothario from

Welsh breeder, Arwel Owen. His

Coventry sired tup lamb was out of a

Cairnhill Developer ewe and knocked

down to the judge, Mr James Andrew

and goes to the Rowanston flock at

Maybole in Ayrshire.

Clearance on the lambs was

somewhat disappointing but there was

a total clearance for the gimmers and

ewe lambs on offer. Several new

breeders were present to stock their

newly formed flocks.

Topping this section was a gimmer

from the Parkgate flock of Alan and

Herbie Kennedy in Dumfries. Their

Foxhill Jake sired ewe was sold for

1,000 gns to J K & F G Smith,

Newlands, Maybole, Ayrshire.

Parkgate sold a further ewe for 820

gns to Mr D J Hughes from North

Wales.

The Maryholm flock was in the money

in this section to, with a gimmer going

for 850 gns to the Rowanston flock of

Messrs R & J Andrew. Howard Davies

from Aberdeenshire topped the ewe

lamb section at 700 gns for his Logie

Durno Eastern Promise sired lamb,

going to Mr S Mair, Lockerbie,

Dumfries.

LEELAW RAM LAMB TOPS LANARK AT

1,700 GNS

Lanark Premier Sale 201149


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Pedigree SheepDavid & Liz Mawhinney

15 Crossnamuckley Road, Newtownards, Co. Down. BT22 2AATel / Fax : 028 91 812076 Mobile : 07834 543061 Email: [email protected]

Cha

rollais - VV25th

ANNIVERSARY

Established1987

SignetRecorded

Logie Durno Lotus - 11ZNN02253Best Ram lamb and Champion at Builth II last

year when purchased for 3,000gns.

RAMS USED THIS YEARHONDDU INVESTIGATOR - YSS 8053

WERN FAWR JET - XEV 9021

DRUMSALLAGH JAGUAR - ZWV 9017

BAWNARD KOLT - D32 0104

TAWELFA KNOCKOUT - WBX 0003

LOGIE DURNO JACKPOT - ZNN 9012

NEW & EXCITING FOR NEXT YEAR see photographs

HIGHWAY LIBERATOR - 11ZDG00068

LOGIE DURNO LOTUS - 11ZNN02253

WE PRIDE OUR STOCK ON QUALITY AND STYLE - ENQUIRIES ALWAYS WELCOME

PROUD TO BE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BREEDING CHAROLLAIS

Highway Liberator - 11ZDG00068Top priced ram lamb at Worcester Premier

purchased for 6,500gns in partnershipwith the Dalby flock.

ROCKVILLA

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011INCLUDE

v 1st & 2nd prize Ram Lamb atBalmoral Show1st & Res. Male Championwith Rockvilla Lord of the Ring,sold at Worcester Premier Sale to Louise Brewer for 2,000gnswhere he went on to winChampion Ram Lamb in theirflock competition. (photo left)2nd prize with RockvillaLocomotive sold at WorcesterPremier Sale for1,800gns.

v 1st prize Senior Ram at BalmoralShow with Honddu Investigator.

v 1st prize Shearling Ram atDungannon Premier sale sold for1,500gns to Alan Garland.

Rockvilla Lord of the Ring - 11VV004841st prize Ram Lamb & Reserve Male Champion

at Balmoral Show, sold at Worcester PremierSale for 2,000gns.

TO CELEBRATE OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY

we intend to sell a large numberof females, including some of our

top bloodlines, on farm, orthrough the usual outlets.

AvERAGE

PRICES

lANARk SAlE 2011

18 RAM lAMbS SOlD TO AvERAGE £657.56

-£72.48 TOP 2,000 GNS

16 GIMMERS SOlD TO AvERAGE £553.88

+ £240.44 TOP 440 GNS

5 EwE lAMbS SOlD TO AvERAGE £424.20

TOP £680 GNS

THE lANARk PREMIER SAlE IN 2012

wIll bE HElD ON

TUESDAy 3RD jUly

PICTURED ON PREvIOUS PAGE

lEElAw TUP lAMb

Top price at 1,700 gns sold to J A & H D Craig.

TOP PRICE fEMAlE (PICTURED TOP)

PARkGATE SHEARlING EwE

Sold for 1,000 gns to J K & F G Smith

PRE-SAlE CHAMPION (PICTURED bOTTOM)

MARyHOlM lOCH lOMOND

Sold for 1,000 gns to David and Helen Sloan.

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Winning Interbreed Group Newark & NottsShow 2011

Micklehills PartnersDavid Wheatley, Victoria, William

& Grace SercombeFurther enquiries via Charles Sercombe

on 07836 385139

Charollais

ZWA

Featuring Youth & ExperienceA small, high quality flock, with success in both the ShowRing, performance recorded scheme and flock competition.

FLOCK COMPETITION SUCCESS 2011Small flock section 1st Flock Ewes, 1st Shearling Ewes,

2nd Ewe Lambs & 1st Stock RamsOverall winner of the Crogham Salver for Champion Stock Ram

with Brettles Jetstream and Reserve Champion Flock

BRETTLES JETSTREAM - WF 9047 A high indexDalby Inspired son breeding quality progeny, winning

at shows himself and siring show winning progeny.

Combining the best of British & French Genetics

RAMS USED IN 2012

1WAA 0001 - Kings Land Kruger

YPP 7021 Tilton Maverick

11WAA00265 Kings Land Lightning

11UA00041 Wolston Lafayette

ALAN & REBECCA THOMAS

Model Farm, Kimcote,

Lutterworth,

Leicestershire. LE17 5RT

Tel: 01455 552675

Mobile: 07986 743756

EASTERN REGION FLOCK

COMPETITION 2011

Large Flock section

1st prize Stock Ram

1st prize Shearling ewes

2nd prize Ewes

3rd prize Ewe Lambs

SEMEN & PROGENY

AVAILABLE ON ENQUIRIESTilton Katherine sold for 1,700gns at Shrewsbury

Production Sale 2011. More females for sale this

year privately. Good luck to everyone who

bought ewes from us last year.

MV ACCREDITED SCRAPIE MONITORED

YPP

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Running a tight ship at Redhill

Farm in Rutland is Jamie Wild

who has been the sheep

manager for over 16 years for the

owners Charles and Richard Tyler.

The key to the success of this 2,000

ewe lambing unit is adapting the

system to suit the farm situation, co-

operation and working closely with

suppliers and customers to achieve

the best results.

The farm runs to 360 hectares of

grassland plus a further 1,000

hectares of arable land. The rolling

lowland farm is about 100 meters

above sea level growing wheat, rape

and beans. The sheep are kept on

the poorer land on the farm and some

old parkland; all of which is farmed

with no or very low inputs.

“I like to keep the systemsimple and practical. Thebreeds we have selected forthe farm have enabled us todo just that.”

“I like to keep the system simple and

practical. The breeds we have

selected for the farm have enabled us

to do just that.” The ewe flock consists

of North Country mules which are

purchased as ewe lambs direct from

farms around the Hawes area.

“We have adopted this approach to

try and keep disease to a minimum.

We buy from the same farms each

year and work together with other

buyers from around home to make up

a load of around 3,000 sheep which

gives us buying strength,” explains

Jamie.

He is full of praise for the mules and

says he cannot find a ewe breed to

compete with them “they are so easy

to work with and the scale we are

operating on requires this. Also the

number of lambs born is vital to the

profitability of the enterprise and the

mule supplies this.”

Foot problems in the ewe flock used to

be a concern, but with the direct

purchasing off farm plus a rigorous

culling policy of any ewe with severe

infection, this has been reduced

dramatically. “You don’t get a second

chance to prove yourself on this farm

and this regime certainly drives up the

productivity of the flock.”

On arrival from the North, the

ewe lambs are kept in isolation

Keeping the system simple is key to success on this2,000 ewe lowland unit in Rutland.

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Progeny from these rams will be presentedfor sale at Worcester Premier Sale 2012

Visitors always welcome

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11DG01419 FOULRICE LEON

Purchased atWorcester Premier

Sale 2011 for 4,200 gns

1YBJ0116ABERKINSEY TUPpurchased atWorcester PremierSale for 3,600gns.

GRANGE - WDKCharollais

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We are intent on breeding rams that are genetically

capable of producing the fastest growth rate and

highest lean meat percentage in their progeny

STOCK FOR SALE OFF FARM

VISITORS WELCOME

CLIVE, PIP & CHRIS HAWES

Grange Farm

Little Chesterton, Nr. Bicester,

Oxfordshire. OX25 3PD

Tel: 01869 253176


www.seahawes.com

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from the main flock for nearly 12

months and go through a vaccination

programme for most ailments

including abortion and clostridial

diseases etc. “We pay the farms a

price based on the average market

price at Hawes.”

The farm has been using Charollais

rams for the past 16 years. “I just love

lambing Charollais cross lambs; they

are just so easy to lamb and then they

get up and fight, they are so vigorous”

“I just love lambingCharollais cross lambs; theyare just so easy to lamb andthen they get up and fight,they are so vigorous” saysJamie.

“They are great to work with, we lamb

on average 90 ewes a day and with

these two breeds this is practical and

workable. We have never had the vet

out to lamb a sheep in all my time on

the farm.”

The farm goes for a highly intensive

lambing pattern. The use of teaser

rams and getting the ewes in just the

right condition is the key to this

process. “I want the ewes to get

pregnant in their 2nd cycle; the

teasers are there for the first cycle and

then the tups take over.” The lambing

% is very important; scanned at

around 204% is perfect, if it goes up

to 210% this is too high.

Lambing is timed to start in Week 9 of

the year, the end of February. The

2,000 ewes are all lambed within 21

days; anything that does not scan in

lamb is culled. The ewes come into

the lambing yards in groups, are

penned up in individual pens for 24

hours post lambing and then in

mothering-up groups for a further 24

hoursbefore going outside.

“Everyone works really hard for this

period, we give the ewes 24 hour

cover. We have worked hard at

making the layout of the building as

efficient as possible including fitting

an automatic watering system in the

individual pens, which saves hours.

The aim is to wet foster all the triplets

and turn every ewe out with a pair.”

Lambs are creep fed and the 1st draw

takes place at the end of May, the aim

is to finish the majority of the lambs

before the end of June with the

remainder finishing through

July/August. “We mix all our own lamb

creep and stick to a simple lamb

ration of good quality ingredients that

the lambs perform well on. Charollais

cross lambs come into their own on

this system and last year we had sold

over 1500 lambs by the 10th June,

the flexibility of this cross to be fit at a

wider range of weights is vital. All the

lambs go direct to an abattoir so we

have feedback of carcass weight and

grading on the day that they are

killed, this is essential information

when drawing the next batch of

lambs”.

Again, the Tyler’s work with a group of

5 or 6 other farms to market the

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lambs.

Jamie is looking for an average

carcase weight of 20 kg as payment

from the supermarkets is capped at

21 kgs. An R3L fits the supermarket

specification well. “Due to the mule

there may be fewer lambs in the top

grades for conformation, but our

returns would be far less if we

changed ewe breed to chase a better

shaped lamb. The prolificacy would

drop and so would our profit.”

Selecting the right tups forthe system is also highlyimportant and Jamie usesperformance figures as agood guide plus structuralcorrectness.

Selecting the right tups for the system

is also highly important and Jamie

uses performance figures as a good

guide plus structural correctness. “I

have always selected rams in the top

group of indices, but going back a few

years this did cause a few problems

with some rams that were too lean

and lambs did not finish at the correct

weights. The ranking system has

improved now to eliminate these over

lean tups and I now am more selective

on the individual EBV traits and make

sure they have enough growth but I

am increasingly looking to improve

conformation.” The farm used

to have a local supply of just the

North Country Mules at Redhill Farm with their Charollais cross lambs.

Jamie Wild, Sheep Manager at Redhill Farm with his dogs.

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MUSCLING IN TO MEAT THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRYBred for Performance, Bred with Pride, Bred for Customers Profit

* * *Signet Recorded * * * MV Accredited * * * EAE Accredited * * *

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE RAINBOW FLOCKAndrew & Jan Walton, Church Farm, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE.

Tel: 01244 851705. www.wtms.bizAndrew : 07710 522387 / [email protected] Jan : 07949 370684 / [email protected]

NEW BOYS ON THE BLOCK 2012Rainbow Lynnard SkynnardRainbow Lest-we-Forget

Trelyner Lord of Trevadlock

2011 Commercial SalesOur aim is to sell 50 high index

commercial ram lambs per year priced perindex point.

these ram lambs are reared naturally andour marketing period lasts from May

through to November

The Rainbow flock is consistently breeding high index rams with superb muscle EBV’s giving high returns. Visit our website to see full details of stock and semen available for

sale this year. www.wtms.biz

XPU

STOCK RAMS USED FOR 2012Gawsworth Just RightCamp House Kerrching

Riverdale Kismet

2011 Pedigree SalesRainbow Lindisfarne - 11XPU00683

Sold to the Edstaston FlockRainbow Luke - 11XPU00693Sold to the Shorewood FlockRainbow Liam - 11XPU00573

Sold to Frank Harrington (Eire)

The Rainbow Flock is privileged and honoured to be host farm for the2012 National AGM on Friday 27th April 2012

P.S. PRIZEWINNING DUROC

PIGS ALSOAVAILABLE

right sort of rams from the Rutland

Flock of Richard and Mary Tulloch but

when they dispersed the flock, Richard

Tyler and Jamie thought it was time to

start a breeding flock of their own.

“I want to see my ramsreared in a more commercialway and buying / sellingdirect off farm for me is thebest way to procure stock.“

I want to see my rams reared in a

more commercial way and buying /

selling direct off farm for me is the

best way to procure stock. I appreciate

that through the markets where you

are competing with others the

temptation is to push rams more than

need be.”

The Charollais flock, which started

with the purchase of a few Rutland

ewes and in-lamb ewes from various

dispersal and production sales, now

numbers 50 ewes. The aim of the

flock will be to rear lower input

shearling rams and to improve the

hardiness of the breed.

Jamie says “we are feeling our way

with the pedigree flock, looking to

expand year on year” but with their

type of excellent management and

organisation the flock is certain to

prosper.

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Jamie’s team of working dogs

Home-bred shearling tups, part of the Redhill Flock of pedigree Charollais sheep.

KINGS LAND - WAASIRES USED 2012

C SPRINGFIELD INXS- Terminal Sire

Interbreed Champion, Great Yorkshire 2011

C PARKGATE LIVEWIRE - Purchased at

Worcester Premier 2011

C SOUTHAM EASY RIDER

C SOUTHAM HIGH & MIGHTY

C TYMAEN KNOBBY

C CARNEW LION KING - privately purchased

with Brian Davies and Paul Amphlett.

Lion King is an extremely powerful ram

with lots of character. An exciting

prospect for the future.

Exciting lamb combinations for 2012 include

lambs out of the dam of Southam Ice Maiden

by Tymaen Knobby, these lambs are showing

real potential.

SUCCESS 2011Great Yorkshire Show

2nd prize Shearling Ewe to the champion

female. 2nd prize Ewe lamb

KINGS LAND LEADING LIGHT

11WAA 00264Sold at Worcester Premier Sale 2011 for 5,600gns

to Herbie & Alan Kennedy, Parkgate flock.

Other success at Worcester Premier:

1st prize Ewe Lamb, selling for the highest ewe

lamb price of 1,000gns, purchased by Mr. Evans.

STOCK FOR SALE ON FARM - VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

P & J VAUGHANOakfield Farm, Kingsland, Herefordshire. HR6 0QU

Tel: 01568 708760 Peter mobile: 07977 586140

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When Will Norton came home

from University he brought

with him ideas that were

going to completely reshape farming

at Culmington Farm. He sat down

with his father Phil and budgeted all

the enterprises currently in place. The

farm is mixed farm with 200 acres of

grass and 250 acres of arable. They

farmed approximately 500 Suffolk

cross ewes, 130 suckler cows and

grew wheat, beans, oats and barley.

The black faced ewes were very

labour intensive, lambing indoors from

early January onwards and being

turned out to grass as they became

strong enough. Originally these ewes

went to a Suffolk ram but in the mid

eighties Phil bought two Charollais

rams at a farm sale and was

immediately convinced that Charollais

was the ram for him.

“My first impression was that they

were easily lambed, lambs were quick

to their feet to suckle and the lambs

had excellent confirmation.” It was

not long before the Suffolk rams were

phased out to be replaced by

Charollais.

“My first impression wasthat they were easilylambed, lambs were quick totheir feet to suckle and thelambs had excellentconfirmation.”

As far as suckler cows were

concerned, Phil said over the years

they produced some very good

finished bulls and stores but no matter

what they did they could not make an

acceptable profit, so it was time to

change everything, that is except the

Charollais rams.

The suckler cows went as did the

larger Suffolk cross ewes to be

replaced by 900 LLeyn cross ewes and

Welsh mules. On the arable side the

rotation revolved around wheat, oil

seed rape, oats and maize and an

extra 100 acres of land was rented in.

The sheep flock moved to outdoor

lambing in April with Charollais rams

still being the preferred choice. This

fitted in much better with the rest of

the farming at Culmington and with

some casual help at lambing time Phil

and Will could now expand a sizeable

contracting business that they had

now started.


KINGS LAND - WAA

Charollais tups excel in outdoor lambing flock atCulmington Farm in Shropshire.

Outdoor Lambing

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Andrew Main & Family - the family business has been trading for 100 years dealing in metal recycling and agriculture.

Elmwick Index DQ8030 Seling success in 2011 on farmand at Society Sales. Sold to1,200gns to average 650 gns.

Castle Main Landmark11ZTZ00001 sold to

Alan Thomas, Tilton Flock.Castle Main Leroy sold to

Tom Mawer and Castle MainLarkrise sold to Jenny Curtis

STOCK SIRESElmwick Index - DQ 8030

Castellau Hob Nob - TZ 7118

Castle Main Limited

Edition 11ZTZ00030

Castle Main Landedjustintime

(Jigsaw bloodline)

All in A.I. and E.T. programmes

Stock from these top breeding lines will be available at Society sales this year

ANDREW MAIN & FAMILY

Woodside Farm, Old Henley Road, Ewelme, Nr. Wallingford, Oxon. OX10 6PZ

Tel: 01491 835662 Andrew mobile: 07855 904133 Email: [email protected]

The Castle Main Charollais flock ZTZ

XXH Oakwood Charollais XXHDavid & Joe Lewis

11 Oakwood Lane

Moston

Sandbach

Cheshire

CW11 3PR

Tel: 01270 526370

Mobile: 07990 615 884

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Phil chooses his Charollais rams

carefully, although reluctant to use

figures for selection he has not ruled

out the possibility of this becoming

more influential in his ram selection in

the future. His rams have to be

blockly with small heads and wide

loins, to him shape is much more

important than size. The smaller

heads give him much easier lambing

for their easy care system.

The smaller heads give himmuch easier lambing fortheir easy care system.

Rams go in to the ewes on November

5, with the ewes having been flushed

on grass in October. The ewes are

then housed from mid December

onwards on a ration of grass and

maize silage and lifeline feed buckets

a few days before turn out. Housing

the ewes gives grass time to grow

ready for the April lambing.

The triplets go out 4 weeks before

lambing, the doubles 3 weeks before

and the singles one week. This, in

their opinion, gives all ewes time to

adapt and ensure plenty of milk at

lambing. Any triplets that are

struggling are taken off ewes, reared

on a machine and then sold on as

cades. All ewes lamb in the fields and

very few have to be brought back

inside with their lambs – no

concentrates are fed to either ewes or

lambs. With prevention better than

cure all lambs are vaccinated for orf

and given a drench to prevent

cocidiosis as routine. Most lambs are

sold finished off the ewes with the

remainder weaned late August early

September to be sold as stores from

mid September to mid October.

All lambs have to be sold in the year

of birth because with ewe numbers

now approaching 1000 there is not

enough grass to run stores over winter

even if the returns look to be good.

1650 lambs were sold last year with

the 1100 prime lambs going to

Euroquality in Craven Arms. At an

average of 19 kgs per head, 30% of

these lambs graded E & U and came

to an average price of £69 per head

after stoppages – not bad off just

grass.

Two years ago Phil put 12 acres of

chicory in as an experiment. The

weaned lambs go on to this in batches

of about 250 for a couple of weeks

before they are sold and there is no

doubt that these lambs grow

exceptionally well on this.

The 550 stores were sold over a four

week period in Ludlow market at an

average of £63 per head after

stoppages last year. Phil says that

Charollais cross store lambsare very much in demand forstore finishers in the area.

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GARRISTON - YTU

Visitors & enquiries welcome prior to sale. Web page coming soon: garristoncharollaissheep.com

YLK 6065 Incredibly inpressive embryo daughters

in the sale

YTU 6002 won numerous interbreed titles.

Both daughters and grand daughters in the sale.

Winning sheep at Great Yorkshire Show.

Reserve Female Champion, 1st prize ewe lamb, 2nd prize ewe.

2011 ewe lamb, won 1st prize at Wensleydale and

Stokesley, 3rd Great Yorkshire

KENTON FOSTER

Garriston Farm, Leyburn,North Yorkshire.

Tel: 07711 469280 / [email protected]

SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2012

FLOCK DISPERSAL AT SKIPTON FEMALE SALE

Of the future Phil thinks without

renting a lot more land they have

expanded as much as they can and

with the contracting business growing

they don’t see that as a viable option.

In the last two years Phils wife has

started a small pedigree flock of

Charollais and Phil and Will are

already eyeing up some of the rams

for their commercial flock.

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Lleyn ewe with her 3 day old Charollais cross lambs, all born outside.

Phil and Will Norton checkthe flock of Lleyn and Welsh

Mule ewes, lambing outside inShropshire.

Part of the team of tups that work at Culmington Farm

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Ballynoe House CharollaisMV Accredited Scrapie Monitored

Gogwell King of Trumps - 1NF 0022Purchased at Worcester 2010. Main stock sire in

the flock. A ram which has bred exceptionally wellin both males and females.

Ballynoe House Princess Katie - 1YCR0053Katie was purchased by the Lornbrook flock in 2010at Dungannon Female Sale. She has undoubtedlybeen my highlight of 2011, achieving Champion

Charollais and Interbreed Champion at the RUAS, a tremendous accolade for the Ballynoe flock.

11YCR 00161 sold for 1,200gnsTop priced ewe lamb at Dungannon Female Sale2011, sold to Arwyn Thomas. She was sired byKing of Trumps. He also sired a lamb selling to

1,100gns at the same sale.

Top Quality Stock Available


IAN CRAIG10 Old Ballynoe Road,

Antrim, Co. Antrim,N. Ireland. BT41 2QZ

Tel: 028 94 464368 Mobile: 07703 495966

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BREEDERS IN NORTH ERN IRE LAND PROVIDE

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FOR THESE ESSENTIAL TRAITSContact any of the breeders featured in this advertisement

or come to our official breed sale

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STOCK RAMS -Ballyhibben Kickstart

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Tel : 028-406-51676 /Mobile: 07754 417868

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Email: [email protected] Stock for

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YNT Beechlodge YNTStock sires used in 2011F17 7025 & J17 2025

Rams selected for super skinand muscle.

Top quality lambs for salein 2012

Contact Billy BrownTel: 07713 822 664

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COMPETITION 2010See our advert on page 4

Champion and topprice of theDungannon PremierSale 2011, Carnew11ZXJ00162. Soldfor 2,900 gns to Rob Scott, NewtonStewart, N. Ireland

ROBERT & STUART CROMIEDoughery - XYU

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IRE LAND PROVIDE

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Where do you sellyour meat andwho are yourcustomers?

When did you firstcome acrossCharollais lambs?

Do you have apreference ofweight and finishfor yourcustomers?

We have a local butchers

shop and our main

customers would fall into

the 35 - 60 year old

category.

We first starting buying

some Charollais lambs in

1995. These are all

sourced from local

producers, direct from the

farm.

We like to have a large

carcase; 23 - 27 kgs with a

good level of finish but not

fat. Plenty of meat on the

loin is very important.

Martin ThomasButchers,Pattingham inStaffordshire

We sell through a variety of

outlets; catering

establishments, home

freezer trade, farmers

markets and to retail

butchers.

I first became aware of

Charollais lambs in 2000.

My ideal lamb is a 22kg,

U3. It is crucial that

farmers select the lambs for

slaughter at the correct

finish level. Too lean is just

as much as a problem as

too fat!

Andrew SeedBespokeButcheringServicesSkiptonYorkshire

BUTCHERS ANDWHY THEY LIKECHAROLLAIS

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What do you likeabout Charollaiscross lambs?

What cuts aremost popular andhow do Charollaisfit into thiscategory?

Do people ask forCharollais byname and do youmarket novel cutsof lamb?

What do you thinkthe future for lambmeat will see?

Charollais cross lambs are

ideal for our trade. They

are long, lean and with

plenty of succulent meat in

the right places. We can

take these heavier lambs

and know they will kill out

well for our customers.

Most popular with our

customers are legs and

chops. They like a good

size leg of lamb for a family

roast dinner. Then it is

chops. The Charollais fit

this well; good weight of

leg and chops with a big

eye muscle and lean.

Many of our customers

want repeat orders “I

would like another joint like

that last one” They also

want to support local

producers and like to know

where the meat comes

from. We do cushion of

lamb, filets and racks for

customers.

Lamb meat is very

expensive at the moment,

so we are not shifting the

volume of lamb. But it is a

product our buyers like and

will keep demanding.

The conformation of

Charollais lambs is just

right for us. They have the

shape but more importantly

lots of length which is so

important.

My customers like Lamb

Henrys (a traditional

Yorkshire cut from the

shoulder) and racks of

lamb. The length of

Charollais makes good

racks.

We sell mainly traditional

cuts but also make a range

of burgers, sausage and

marinated products for

barbecues.

The recent higher prices

given for lamb are turning

meat into a luxury item,

therfore make it the

customers 4th choice of

meat, e.g. Beef, Pork

(including sausages and

bacon), Chicken and then

Lamb.

We asked butchers and farm shops aset of questions about our breed, andthe general lamb meat trade. Theirresponses are set out below.

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STOCK RAM USED IN 2011Mortimer Jazzy Jeff - HH 9095

Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR


ROBERT HARRISBountisthorne, East Putford, Holsworthy,

North Devon. EX22 7UQTel: 01409 241221 Mobile: 07855 770752

SOUTH WEST FLOCK COMPETITIONCHAMPION EWE LAMBS 2011

CHAMPION SMALL FLOCK & OVERALLCHAMPION FLOCK 2010

CHAMPION SMALL FLOCK 2009OVERALL CHAMPION FLOCK 2006

CHAMPION EWE LAMBS 2005

THORNETOWNFlock XKE

MV Accredited

FABBL approved

All Stock Group 1 or 2 Genotype

CARNEW KINGPIN - ZXJ 0008South West Show Ram of the Year. Pictured with 20

trophies won by the Nympton flock in 2011. He was shownfour times when he won 4 breed, 3 interbeed & res.erve

interbreed championships. Two of his progeny were placedchampion and res. champion at Dungannon show & Sale

2011. Kingpin was pre sale champion at Dungannon 2010.

RHAEADR JETHRO - XXK 9036 A son of Parkgate HurricaneSouth West Show Ram of the Year 2010. Semen for sale.

KINGSLAND JUSTICE - WAA 9020Son of Southam Exotic. Multi prize winner West CountryShows 2011, including 2 breed champions, 1 interbreed & interbreed senior ram champion North Devon Show.

Semen for sale

SHEARLING & RAM LAMBS FOR SALEOVER 60 SOLD IN 2011

Dave & Margaret SmithHighfield, Kings Nympton, Umberleigh, Devon EX37 9TP

Tel: 01769 572177

NymptonFlock YAL

MV Accredited FABBL Approved

Winners ofSouth West Region One Day Show Cup & South West Show

Male of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011In 2011 - 6 Interbreed Championships, 1 Res. Interbreed,

7 Breed Championships & 1 Res. Breed Championships

SIRES USED

Churchill Klassy Girl Devon County Breed Champion

AS NATURAL AS NATURE INTENDEDAS NATURAL AS NATURE INTENDED

Ewe lamb, Churchill LiquoriceFemale of the Year in the South West 2011

Interbreed Group of Three - Churchill Kay,Churchill Klass Act & Churchill Lettuce

Dr. Amelia & Amy PedrickChurchill Farm Campsite, Buckfastleigh, Devon. TQ11 0EZ

Tel: 01364 642844 Email: [email protected] www.churchillfarmcampsite.com

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Overall South WestChampion Flock in 2011

Large Flock Champions2 Interbreed Championships

4 Breed Championships4 Reserve Breed Champions

Don’t miss the New Members Day at ChurchillFarm on Sunday 2nd September

Flock ‘XHP’

CHURCHILLCHURCHILL

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George Bush is the Farm

Manager at Denton Park

Estate the 2,600 acre estate

which takes in some of the most

stunning countryside in Yorkshire. The

sheep enterprise on the farm took a

different direction some 18 years ago

“we used to keep horned ewes, but I

felt that we could do better on the

lowland ground and made the

decision to move to pedigree Lleyn

ewes.” The estate now runs 1,800

Lleyn ewes and only buys in tups and

they are highly pleased with the breed.

The majority of production is aimed at

pedigree Lleyn ewe lambs but a

decision was made to put the older

ewes to a terminal sire. Mr Bush was

convinced by his local butcher that

there was nothing to beat the quality

of a Charollais cross Lleyn lamb.

“I was a bit apprehensive about

changing to the Charollais and thewww.charollaissheep.com

The introduction ofCharollais rams onto aNorth Yorkshire estatehas paid dividends for thesheep enterprise.

Lleyn Ewes in Yorkshire

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CHARLES & VALERIE MARWOOD

Foulrice, Whenby, York, YO61 4SD - or visit our website: www.charollais-sheep.com

Stock for Sale off farm - visitors always welcome by appointment - Tel: 01347 878529

Draft of 20 Shearling Gimmers in lamb

to top sires at Skipton Female Sale

SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER

Wernfawr Jim - XEV 9061 (photograph left)

Champion Ram Builth I in 2009 when purchased from Paul

& David Curran. Champion Stock Ram Yorkshire Area

Northern Region in 2011. Sire of Foulrice Leon

(11DG014190 sold Worcester Premier 2011 for 4,200gns to

Arwel Owan. Also sire of 11DG01370 Foulrice Lexus, sold

to Simon Brown, Eire for 1,600gns. Sire of 1st prize Ewe

Lamb Gt. Yorkshire Show 2011

STOCK RAMS 2011 all ARR/ARR

YFD 5002 - Ash Charollais Filibuster

TG 7014 - Edstaston Headmaster

Sire of our lead shearling ram at Builth II in 2011,

sold for 2,300gns to I & E LLoyd (pen averaged £910)

ZCA 8021 - Parkgate Insignia

YCR 8029 - Ballynoe House Isaac

XEV 9061 - Wernfawr Jim

1TZ0007 - Castellau Krypton

Sire of Foulrice Lightening 11DG01588 (Index 355). 1st

prize home bred ram lamb 2011 Yorkshire flock competition.

XPU 0079 - Rainbow Komodo Dragon

1QU0062 - Langstone K21st prize & top priced Shearling Ewe at Skipton 2011.

Sired by Ballynoe House Isaac. Isaac also sired DG0376,

Shearling Ram sold at Worcester Premier for 2,100gns

to Herbie & Alan Kennedy.

FOULRICE CHA ROLLAIS DGTURNING MUSCLING INTO PROFIT WHERE HARDINESS COUNTS

Est. 1982 MV Accredited Signet Recorded FABBL Assured

Foulrice Rams selling among the top averages

at Builth I and II, Kelso & Society Sales

concern over reports that the lambs

might be bare-skinned. We have

selected tups from the Foulrice flock of

Charles Marwood and the better

fleeces on the breed now has sorted

out this potential issue.”

Lambing takes place in April and all

the ewes are lambed inside, being

turned outside from individual pens

after 24 hours if the weather allows,

otherwise they go into loose yards to a

short while.

Lambing the Charollais crosslambs is no problem

Lambing the Charollais cross lambs is

no problem “we monitor the ewes 24

hours a day, but it is very rare to have

to lamb a ewe. We bring in help for

this busy time and the instructions are

not to touch the ewes, just monitor

them and let them get on with it.”

The farm did try another tup breed on

the Lleyn but they did not stay long on

the estate. “We were having to lamb

every other ewe, which is just not

acceptable.”

The estate is blessed with tremendous

grass, being entirely south facing.

Lambs are all reared without

concentrates and the first are ready by

the end of June.

Marketing is deadweight andthe Charollais cross lambsare the first away.

Marketing is deadweight and the

Charollais cross lambs are the first

away.

“We aim to get the lambs to the

optimum weight for the trade and

generally get an extra 5 to 8 kgs of

liveweight from the Charollais cross,

as compared to the pure lambs.”

The sheep enterprise is currently doing

well and the aim is to increase the

flock to 2,000 ewes and continue with

the policy of crossing the older stock

with the Charollais.

George is pleased to report that he

has an enthusiastic young shepherd

who is getting to grips with electronic

identification and the benefits it can

reap in recording performance on an

individual basis. They will be installing

a new mobile race which will

incorporate a shedding system for

whatever criteria you select.

“I just hope that the price structure

stays at the current level in the prime

lamb market, as we need this security

in the sector to be able to invest and

expand for the future.”

George Bush, Estate Manager,Denton Park Estate

Lleyn ewes ready to lamb

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OTHER STOCK SIRES

Banwy Just the Job - XXS 9033

Coldharbour Famous GrouseZXW 5019 EBV 418

FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE AT BUILTH WELLS

MARKET ON SUNDAY 21St OCTOBER 2012

ALL CLASSES OF STOCK FOR SALE

ENQUIRIES & VISITORS WELCOME

Signet Recorded MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored

SAI Global / FABBL

COLDHARBOUR FARM,

STEWKLEY LANE, MURSLEY, BUCKS. MK17 0JD

TEL: 01296 720554 Mobile: 07885 429374

E-mail: [email protected]

Website:www.coldharbour-charollais.co.uk

LOGIE DURNO KANGO - 1ZNN 0019

TONY & JUNEGREGORY

WE AGAIN LOOK FORWARD TO SELLINGCHAROLLAIS SHEEP THIS YEAR

SALES FIXTURES 2012Monday Early NSA Ram Sale - Builth Wells6th August The Important Sale for Early Lambers.

Monday Second NSA Ram Sale - Builth Wells24th September The largest selection of Charollais rams

and ram lambs on offer in one day.

Sunday Builth Wells Market - the Fifteenth21st October Annual Production Sale for Jennifer

Curtis, Tim Prichard and Dilwyn Davies The team that consistently produces inlambers and ewe lambs to found and addto flocks. Guest consignors - Tony &June Gregory, Herbie & Alan Kennedy,David & Paul Curran, Ashton Selway, E W Quick & Sons and Paul Amphlett.

On farm / in market Dispersal & Production Salescan be arranged, we have the experienceContact Michael Evans or Sara Hamer at

BRIGHTWELLSEASTERS COURT, LEOMINSTER, HEREFORDSHIRE

Tel: 01568 611166 Fax: 01568 611802e-mail: [email protected]

Visit our Web Site: www.brightwells.comor

You will be welcome at our Headquarters to see our sales ofFine Art, 4 x 4 and other Vehicles, Horse Auctions,

plus the Professional Service Department.

ELMWICK CHAROLLAISDQ DQM.V.Accredited Scrapie Monitored Signet Recorded Farm Assured

JENNIFER CURTIS Paddock View (Elm Farm),Wickhamford, Evesham, Worcester WR11 7SA

Tel: 01386 832887 Mobile: 07970 05 1897 VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

ELMWICK ISABEL - DQ 8020Breed & Interbreed Champion at the

Royal Bath & West. Breed & Res.

Interbreed Champion Royal Welsh

ELMWICK KIT-KAT - DQ 0075Central Region Female Sheep of the Year

Top Price Female at Builth Wells

Production Sale 2011 sold for 2400gns.

DQ

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CHAMPION SMALL FLOCK - CENTRAL REGION SOUTHERN AREA IN 2009, 2010 & 2011

John & Ann GriffithsWillow Dene, Southend, Wotton under Edge,

Gloucestershire. GL12 7PBTel: 01453 845530 / 07815 565 328

[email protected]

STOCK RAMS USED FOR 2012 LAMB CROPGARRISTON KILOWATT (Sparky) - 1YTU0007

DORLAND KINGSWOOD (Woody) - 1WAB 0038Breed Champion South of England. Breed Champion Burwarton.

He has produced well fleshed lambs this season

LANE END LANCELOT - 11WAD 00110He has produced consistently good lambs.

QUALITY TUPS AND FEMALES FOR SALEVISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

YTU 0007 Garriston Kilowatt (Sparky). 1st Three

Counties, 2nd Royal Welsh, 1st & Res. InterbreedMonmouth, Male Champion Ram Central Region 2011.

All rams jointly owned with the Elmwick flock.

CHESTNUT PARK CHAROLLAIS - QTCHESTNUT PARK CHAROLLAIS - QT

RAMS USED Glyn Coch JPR - XCA 9060

(owned by Patrick Tully)

Lane End Lancelot - 11WAD00110

Garriston Kilowatt- YTU 0007

Elmwick Landscape - 11DQ00297

Artnagullion Jose - ZGQ 9017

(owned by Andrew Main)

MALES & FEMALES FOR SALE

Also M.V. Accredited cross bred shearlings,

ideal as recipient ewes.

JOIN US AT BUILTH WELLS MARKET

ON 21st OCTOBER FOR OUR JOINT

IN-LAMB PRODUCTION SALE

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Royal Welsh 2011PRIZE wInnERs 2011

bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd oPPosItE)

Elmwick Isabel from Mrs Jennifer Curtis, also took the

Reserve Interbreed title.

REsERvE bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd toP)

Castellau Lord of the Manor exhibited by Tim Prichard and

a member of the winning IB Group of Three

REsERvE FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)

Dalby Jessica, 2nd prize senior ewe and also IB Pairs

winner. Exhibited by Charles Sercombe.

REsERvE maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd bottom

LEFt)

Elmwick Landscape from Mrs Jennifer Curtis.

suPREmE IntERbREEd gRouP oF thREE (PIctuREd

bottom RIght)

Castellau Flock winners; 2nd prize shearling ewe, Lord of

the Manor and the 3rd prize ewe lamb.

The Charollais breed was back

in winning ways at the biggest

show of the year when it was

victorious in the Interbreed Pairs and

Interbreed Group of Three and just

missed out when taking the reserve

overall interbreed individual title.

The supreme champion in the classes

was Mrs Jennifer Curtis’s 3-shear ewe,

Elmwick Isabel. Her sire was Sarkley

Grand Prix out of a Highway Mr Softie

ewe.

Tim Prichard’s Castellau flock had an

outstanding show taking the reserve

breed ticket with a well-grown and

exceptional smart ram lamb, Lord of

the Manor. The tup lamb was an ET

son of previous RWAS reserve

interbreed winner, Castellau

Champagne sired by Penhros Ibanez.

Lord of the Manor featured in both

interbreed winning teams. Along with

the reserve female champion from the

classes. Dalby Jessica the duo took the

interbreed pairs title. Jessica stood

2nd in her class to the champion but

was pulled through to take the reserve

title. Her sire was Rockvilla Father Ted

and dam Rutland Lightening.

Castellau also topped all breeds with

their group of three; Lord of the

Manor, shearling ewe and ewe lamb.

The lamb was sired by the 1st prize

shearling ram on the day, Logie Durno

Knout Out. The Castellau flock

purchased this son of Edstaston

Jigsaw at the Worcester Premier Sale

for 3,300 gns.

Jenny Curtis’s ram lamb, Elmwick

Landscape stood 2nd in his class but

also came through the ranks to take

the reserve male champion ticket.

This tup lamb was sired by Glyncoch

JPR out of a Rother Valley Dynamic

ewe. The Elmwick flock was also top

of the line with their shearling ewe by

Sarkley Grand Prix out of an Elmwick

G4 daughter.

The Logie Durno flock of William and

Carole Ingram from Aberdeenshire

took a couple of red tickets. Their

senior ram was a full ET brother to LD

I’m Yer Man, sired by Crogham

Hannibal II.

A full ET sister to last year’s Champion

and 1st prize ewe lamb, stood top of

the line-up in the ewe lamb class.

The Logie Durno lamb was sired by

Rockvilla Golden Promise out of a

Rutland ewe - this breeding has

certainly produced some show winners

over the years.

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Interbreed Victories for Charollais in Wales


Royal Welsh Show 2011

MV ACCREDITED SCRAPIE MONITORED SIGNET RECORDED

CASTELLAU LORD OF THE MANOR

- 11TZ 00252Reserve Champion, Interbreed Pairs Champion

& Interbreed Group winner at the RoyalWelsh.

TIM PRICHARDCastellau Fawr Farm, Llantrisant, Glamorgan CF 72 8LP

Tel: 01443 224253

Top Quality stock availableat home or at Society sales

FEMALE PRODUCTIONSALE AT BUILTH WELLSMARKET ON SUNDAY21ST OCTOBER 2012

OTHER HIGHLIGHTSFOR 2011

l 1ZNN0051 Logie Durno Knockout1st prize shearling ram Royal Welshand sire of Lord of the Manor.

l 1TZ 0015 Castellau Keira, 2ndprize shearling ewe and groupwinner at the Royal Welsh.

l TZ 8047 Castellau ImmaculateInterbreed Champion Vale ofGlamorgan, also in 2009 & 2010.

l Champion at Welshpool with a sonof Immaculate

l Castellau Liberator and CastellauLord Mayor both Champion JuniorStock Rams, Eastern Region andNorthern Ireland.

INTERBREED GROUP WINNERSVALE OF GLAMORGAN

From left to right:1ZNN0051, TZ 8047, & 1TZ0015

LOGIE DURNO KRACKED-IT - 1ZNN0207Purchased with Justin Evans for 10,800gns, arecord price at Worcester Premier Sale. Hislambs are very impressive with good growth

and shape.

INTERBREED GROUP WINNERS ROYAL

WELSH 2011From left to right: 1TZ0015, 11TZ00252

and 11TZ00290 (3rd prize ewe lamb)

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bREEd chamPIon

Elmwick Isabel, DQ 8020

Mrs Jennifer Curtis

REsERvE chamPIon

Castellau Lord of the Manor,

11TZ00252, Tim Prichard

sEnIoR Ram

1st W & C Ingram ZNN 9160

2nd Gerald Burrough

3rd Victoria Sercombe WF 9047

shEaRLIng Ram

1st Tim Prichard ZNN 0051

2nd Jennifer Curtis YTU 0007

3rd Percy Tait XWE 0003

Ram Lamb

1st Tim Prichard 11TZ00252

2nd Jennifer Curtis 11DQ00297

3rd D P Jones

sEnIoR EwE

1st Jennifer Curtis DQ 8020

2nd Charles Sercombe PE 9137

3rd W & C Ingram NE 8019

shEaRLIng EwE

1st Jennifer Curtis DQ 0067

2nd Tim Prichard TZ 0015

3rd W & C Ingram ZNN 0029

EwE Lamb

1st W & C Ingram 11ZNN02227

2nd Michael Jones

3rd Tim Prichard 11TZ 00290

gRouP oF thREE

1st Tim Prichard

2nd Jennifer Curtis

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RoyaL wELsh

show 2011

JudgE : mR aRwyn

thomas, caRms.

bREEd JudgE, aRwyn thomas

wInnIng IntER bREEd PaIR

FRom castELLau and daLby

hRh thE dukE oF kEnt

congRatuLatEs tIm &

chaRLEs

LIonEL oRgan wIth cEcIL

thomas, JudgE FoR 2012.

MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored Established 1989

Lornbrook Charollais - bred to produce hardy, quality, hard working tups

Balmoral Show 2011 Breed & InterbreedChampion YCR 0053, purchased at

Dungannon sale from Craig Brothers

Garriston Knockout, 1st prize ShearlingRam and Male Champion at Balmoral

Show 2011.

1st prize Senior Ewe BalmoralShow 2011

LORNBROOK STOCK TUPSYTU0005 Garriston KnockoutBalmoral Male Champion 2011

Parkgate Looker - 11ZCA00358Res. Champion Builth Wells 2011

Gogwell Kicking King - 1NF0012Champion Carlisle 2011

Filton Lionheart - 11YWB00083

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011INCLUDE

v 1st prize Shearling Ram &Male Champion Balmoral

v 1st prize Shearling Ewe &Female Champion Balmoral

v 1st prize Ewe Balmoralv Interbreed Champion Balmoralv Reserve Interbreed Pairs

Balmoralv Champion Lurganv Champion & Interbreed

Champion Armagh v Champion Newry & Reserve

Interbreed Championv Champion & Interbreed

Champion Saintfieldv Champion Omaghv Champion Continental

Interbreed Groupv Male of the Year & Female of

the Year v Show Team of the Year

Parkgate Looker - 11ZCA00358Res. Champion Builth Wells 2011


DIANE CHRISTIE & TREVOR BELL38 Ballynichol Road, Comber, Newtownards, N. Ireland. BT23 5NW

Tel: 07772 187 011 Email: [email protected]

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Balmoral Show 2011PRIZE WINNERS 2011

suPREmE chamPIon (PIctuREd oPPosItE)

Ballynoe Katie, YCR 0053 shearling ewe exhibited by

Mrs Diane Christie

REsERvE bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd toP)

Ewe lamb, Riverdale Lavender from Norman McMordie’s

flock.

maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)

1st prize shearling ram and male champion, Garriston

Knockout from Mrs Diane Christie.

1st PRIZE Ram Lamb & REsERvE maLE chamPIon

(PIctuREd bottom LEFt)

Rockvilla Lord of the Ring from the Rockvilla Flock of David

and Liz Mawhinney.

1st PRIZE sEnIoR Ram (PIctuREd bottom RIght)

Senior ram, Honddu Investigator from the Rockvilla Flock

of David and Liz Mawhinney.

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Celebrations for the 25th

anniversary of the Northern

Ireland Charollais Sheep Club

certainly got off to a memorable start

with the breed taking the Supreme

Interbreed Championship at Balmoral

Show and also reserve in the

Interbreed Pairs competition.

Claiming top honours in the

championship was Ballynoe House

Princess Katie, shown by the

Lornbrook Flock of Diane Christie; this

outstanding shearling ewe was

described as a potential winner by Ian

Craig when he sold her as a ewe lamb

at the Charollais Female Sale in

Dungannon. She was sired by the

Ballyhibbon stock ram purchased from

Michael Powers and with two

influential grand sires, Kingsland

Highflyer and Castellau Formidable

Katie was a worthy winner.

The high standard of Charollais on

show attracted favourable comments

from the large crowd watching around

the ringside as Judge Richard Geldard

from Cumbria went about his job. First

into the ring were the senior rams with

the 4 year old ram, Honddu

Investigator Ram presented by David

and Liz Mawhinney claiming the

honours. This ram is no stranger to

red rosettes having previously won the

ram lamb class at the Royal Welsh in

2008.

Group leader in the shearling ram

class was Garriston Knockout shown

by the Lornbrook Flock of Diane

Christie. This well-balanced fleshy

ram out of a dam by Coventry

Fosterman went on to win Reserve

Male Champion. In a highly

contested senior ewe class the

Lornbrook Flock were once again to

the fore,after much deliberation

Judge,Richard Geldard placing their

Parkgate Glenmorangie daughter as

his first choice.

Two strong well fleshed ram lambs

from the Rockvilla Flock caught the

Judge’s eye, with his first choice going

to a Logie Durno Jackpot son,

Rockvilla Lord of the Ring, the dam of

this ram was purchased at the

Southam Dispersal Sale 2010 for

3000gns.

Winning first place in the ewe lamb

class was a very smart ewe lamb from

the Riverdale Flock of Norman

McMordie, sired by Rutland

Humdinger and out of a homebred

ewe this stylish ewe lamb Riverdale

Lavender went on to win Reserve

Female Champion and Reserve

Overall Champion.

Top Accolade For Breed at Balmoral

Balmoral Show 2011


Charollais ZEG

All home bred ewes for four generations

STOCK SIRES

RUTLAND HUMDINGER- Index 386

Breeds large correct ewes with lots of milk and good temperaments.

In 2011 sons sold privately to A & J Walton (Rainbow) Riverdale.

Kismet, Meiler Jones (Aberkinsey) Riverdale Liqueur full brother to

Iris, Ingram Family (Logie Durno) Riverdale Lagan.

FOULRICE KINSMAN Index 365 By Ash Charollais Fillibuster.

Sons sold to 1000gns in Dungannon for Riverdale Lumberjack to

J Wilson, Co Fermanagh. Owned with Eric Landan .

CASTELLAU KINGDOM index 347 (Juno x C. Champayne) Along

with Riverdale Jupiter he sired the 1st prize ewe lambs in the inter-

mediate section of the region 8 flock competition, ewe lambs sold

to 1100gns for Booths at the Dungannon female sale. Owned with

G & J Booth.

LOGIE DURNO LAIRD index 415 By Arjane Kinsman.

Dam 2 prize shearling Royal Welsh 2010. He was CT scanned with

a super CT Muscularity score of 75, which is obvious in his lambs. .

Owned with R & S Cromie.

BALLYHIBBEN LIMERICK LAD A 5 Star Lambplus Sheep Value

ram, with 5 Stars for muscle, growth, lambing, and lamb survival.

Full brother to Ballyhibben Kickstart. Owned with R & S Cromie.

OVERALL CHAMPION FLOCK REGION 8 2011Best Small Flock in Region 8

in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011

Full details on our website www.riverdalefarms.co.ukor linked from the Charollais Society website

McMordie FamilyRiverdale Lane, Saintfield, Co. Down,

Northern Ireland. BT24 7JGPhone Norman on 028 97 511181 after 6.00pm

RIVERDALE LAVENDER (Index 356)

1st & Res. Supreme Champion Balmoral

Photo at 5 months. Sired by Rutland Humdinger.

EBV’s: Scan Weight 10.32 Muscle 3.42

Actual stats on show week at 154 days

Muscle 35.5mm Fat 3.0mm Weight 62kg.

RIVERDALE IRIS (Index 377)

2nd prize ewe Balmoral 2011. Dam of Riverdale

Kidd, Index 375, Champion Ram in Region 8 Flock

Competition and Interbreed Champion Castlewellan

for the Malcomson Family.

Riverdale was the number one Signet

Recorded flock for weaning and scan

weight EBV’s in 2011

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bREEd chamPIon

Shearling ewe, YCR 0053 owned by

Mrs Diane Christie

REsERvE chamPIon

Riverdale Ewe Lamb,

owned by Norman McMordie

sEnIoR Ram

1st D & L Mawhinney YSS 9053

2nd Mrs D Christie

3rd Drew Cowan

shEaRLIng Ram

1st Mrs D Christie YTU 0005

2nd D & L Mawhinney

3rd Jonathan Aiken

Ram Lamb

1st D & L Mawhinney11VV00484

2nd D & L Mawhinney

3rd Jonathan Aiken

sEnIoR EwE

1st Mrs D Christie

2nd Norman McMordie

3rd William McAllister

shEaRLIng EwE

1st Mrs D Christie YCR 0053

2nd William McAllister

3rd Jonathan Aiken

EwE Lamb

1st Norman McMordie

2nd Jonathan Aiken

3rd William McAllister

gRouP oF thREE

1st Artnagullion Flock

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baLmoRaL

show 2011

JudgE : mR RIchaRd

gELdaRd, cumbRIa


1st PRIZE sEnIoR EwE FRom

mRs dIanE chRIstIE

kEnton FostER kEEPs hIs EyE

on thE JudgE

mR RIchaRd gELdaRd studIEs

thE LInE-uP watchEd by a

LaRgE cRowd.

Ringclare Charollais“YBX”

....over 20 years of quality breeding

Kenny & Sheila MalcomsonT: 028 406 51676 M: 07515 006163

E: [email protected]

Riverdale Kidd,ZEG0020, Castlewellan

Interbreed ShowChampion 2011 and

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Highland Show 2011PRIZE WINNERS 2011bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd oPPosItE)

Millhouse Lucky Shot ram lamb from Angus and Sue

Howie.

REsERvE bREEd & FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd

toP)

Arjane Karen from Angus and Sue Howie’s Millhouse flock.

REsERvE maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)

Parkgate Lucky Charm from Alan & Herbie Kennedy.

REsERvE FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd bottom

LEFt)

Parkgate Hottie from Herbie and Alan Kennedy.

1st PRIZE sEnIoR Ram (PIctuREd bottom RIght)

Parkgate Johnny from Ben Radley’s Loaningfoot flock.

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First time exhibitors, Angus and

Sue Howie had a highly

succesful and memorable debut

at the Highland Show, when their ram

lamb Millhouse Lucky Shot took the

championship award. His sire was

Logie Durno Jackpot and the dam

was by Crogham Hannibal II ewe.

Mr Howie is full of praise for the

Charollais breed “ I feel it will expand

significantly in popularity in the future.

We have 30 ewes and are still

expanding our flock.” The Millhouse

flock also took the reserve spot with a

shearling ewe that they purchased at

the Arjane Dispersal sale in 2010 for

6,000 gns. She was by top show ram,

Galtres Dominator.

Breed judge, Mrs Carole Ingram from

Aberdeenshire said after the classes “I

felt the standard of sheep was

excellent. The champion ram lamb

had size, length, shape and a sharp

head and stood up well against the

gimmer. She was a lovely example of

the breed and handled exceptionally

well.”

Taking both the reserve cards were

Alan and Herbie Kennedy with

exhibits from their Parkgate flock in

Dumfries. The reserve male

champion was the 2nd prize ram

lamb, Parkgate Lucky Charm. His sire

was Glyncoch Idol out of the 4,000

gns Lornbrook ewe. The ram lambs

full brother achieved the same award

in 2010.

Making her 4th appearance at the

Highland was their wonderful ewe,

Parkgate Hottie, a previous champion

at this show, this time she was just

pipped at the post by the younger

ewe. Hottie was sired by a Blythe tup

out of a Southam Black Adder ewe.

Delighted with his red rosette was

young breeder, Ben Radley from

Dumfries. His stock ram, Parkgate

Johnny stood top of the line in the

senior ram class. A previous

champion at the Lanark Premier sale

his sire was also Glyncoch Idol.

The Millhouse flock finished the day

with another winner with their ewe

lamb, standing above two from

Parkgate. She was the product from

the Arjane Dispersal sale, sired by

Artnagullion Jose.

Another bred in the Artnagullion flock

stood top of the shearling ram class,

this one Knailer exhibited by the

Kennedys.

First time success for Millhouse Flock

Royal Highland Show 2011


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from Angus & Sue Howie

REsERvE chamPIon

Arjane Karen ZRF 0045

from Angus & Sue Howie

sEnIoR Ram

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3rd John Buchanan VV

shEaRLIng Ram

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3rd Andrew Lawrie XJT 0015

Ram Lamb

1st A & S Howie 11WKF00281

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3rd Ed Bulman

sEnIoR EwE

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shEaRLIng EwE

1st A & S Howie ZRF 0045

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EwE Lamb

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Millhouse Flock.

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Gt Yorkshire ShowPRIZE WINNERS 2011bREEd & tERmInaL sIRE IntERbREEd chamPIon

(PIctuREd oPPosItE)

Springfield Inxs, senior ram from Stephen Hodgson, North

Yorkshire.

REsERvE bREEd & FEmaLE chamPIon

tERmInaL sIRE IntERbREEd FEmaLE chamPIon

(PIctuREd toP)

Sulwood Kinky Kitten, shearling ewe from Geoff Watson

and Carol Grain, Northants.

REsERvE maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)

Winning shearling ram, Logie Durno King Maker from

Samuel and Robert Tindall, Yorkshire.

REsERvE FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd bottom

LEFt)

Also from the Linton Springs flock of S & T Tindall, first

prize senior ewe.

LInE-uP oF gRouPs oF thREE

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Local breeders Stephen and

Nicola Hodgson from Bedale in

North Yorkshire were triumphant

at the Great Yorkshire Show with their

senior stock ram, Springfield Inxs. A

previous 1st prize winner at the show

this year he went one step further to

take the tri-colour card from Mr David

Mawhinney from Northern Ireland.

The ram also went on to take the

Interbreed Terminal Sire title. The tup

is a son of Inglis Chalky and bred in

Wales by Mr and Mrs G Jones out of a

Wraycastle bred dam.

In the reserve spot was the 1st prize

shearling ewe from Geoff Watson and

Carol Grain from Northamptonshire.

Sulwood Kinky Kitten had taken the

interbreed title at the Royal Norfolk

Show in June and is sired by a home-

bred tup Sulwood Hawk. The ewe

also went on to win the Interbreed

Terminal Sire (Female) section.

The Linton Springs flock of Robert and

Sam Tindall from Wetherby in

Yorkshire, had a highly succesful day

taking both the male and female

reserve tickets. Their shearling ram

Logie Durno King Maker was 1st in a

strong class of tups. He was an

embryo lamb out of the top mating of

Rockvilla Golden Promise and ZFY

5122 and purchased at the main

Builth Wells ram sale.

Their home-bred 1st prize ewe, was

the reserve female champion, a

daughter of Elmwick G4 out of a

Trevadlock ewe by Carnevas Ascender.

These two sheep teamed up with their

2nd prize ram lamb to take the group

of three award.

There was an excellent show of tup

lambs for the judge to sort and he

choose a son of his champion,

Springfield Inxs as the winner. Bred by

the Hodgsons he was out of a home-

bred ewe sired by Aberkinsey Earth

Mover.

The last class of the day was won by

the Foulrice flock of Charles and

Valerie Marwood from Whenby, near

York. Their well-grown lamb was sired

by Wernfawr Jim out of a Urlay Nook

Endeavour. This female may not be

back in the show ring in 2012 as she

went on to be tupped and produced a

fine set of triplets!

Gt Yorkshire Show 2011Local Winner for Halfpenny Flock


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Halfpenny Kaiser - 1YUU 0025

A Foulrice Gallant Son. Reserve

Interbreed Champion Cleveland Show

11YUU00071 Son of Springfield Inxs

1st prize tup lamb Gt. Yorkshire Show &

Int. Male Champion Ripley Show 2011

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MARK WORTHINGTONHigher Moss Farm, Bamford Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom,Bury. BL0 0RT Tel: 01706 825178 Mobile: 07745 950 716

Moss side stock ram, Dudston JasperYBZ 9016, who is breeding well.

4 Shearling Ramstaken to WorcesterPremier Sale 2011.First time at this saleand sold to a top of1,000gns to average750gsn. 2 of therams sired by Dudston Jasper.

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RAMS USED

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bREEd chamPIon

Springfield Inxs from Stephen

Hodgson.

REsERvE chamPIon

Shearling ewe from Geoff Watson and

Carol Grain.

sEnIoR Ram

1st Stephen Hodgson ZGB 8007

2nd John Stott

3rd D & D A Lee

shEaRLIng Ram

1st R & S Tindall ZNN 0053

2nd Percy Tait XWE 0003

3rd Thomas Hunter NN 0056

Ram Lamb

1st S Hodgson 11YUU00071

2nd R & Tindall 11XUJ00369

3rd Cyril Dougherty 11XRL01038

sEnIoR EwE

1st R & S Tindall XUJ 9136

2nd David Dennis YWB 7019

3rd C Marwood DG 9715

shEaRLIng EwE

1st Watson & Grain YST

2nd Peter Vaughan WAA0054

3rd Charles Marwood DG0335

EwE Lamb

1st Charles Marwood11DG01080

2nd Peter Vaughan 11WAA00246

3rd Kenton Foster 11YTU00103

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JudgE : mR ERIc sLEEP,

coRnwaLL.

sEnIoR Ram

1st Jennifer Curtis YWS 8004 Onecote Incredible

2nd C & J Thomas

shEaRLIng Ram

1st Jennifer Curtis YTU 0007 Garriston Kilowatt

2nd Percy Tait

3rd C & J Thomas

Ram Lamb

1st M & R Price Oakchurch Lord of the Rings

2nd Mr D P Jones

3rd Paul Amphlett

sEnIoR EwE

1st Mr D P Jones Arjane ZRF 6037

2nd Jennifer Curtis

3rd Jennifer Curtis

shEaRLIng EwE

1st Jennifer Curtis DQ 0075 Elwick Kit Kat

2nd Jennifer Curtis

3rd C & J Thomas

EwE Lamb

1st D P Jones

2nd Paul Amphlett

3rd Jennifer Curtis

bEst PaIR -

Jennifer Curtis, Elmwick Flock

bEst PRogEny gRouP

C & J Thomas, Coventry by Logie Durno Jeeves

bREEd & IntERbREEd REsERvE chamPIon

(PIctuREd oPPosItE)

Elmwick Kit Kat from Jennifer Curtis, Wickhamford.

REsERvE chamPIon - (PIctuREd toP)

Mr D P Jones, senior ewe ZRF 6037

bEst gRouP oF thREE Lambs (PIctuREd

bottom)

Wolston lambs by Logie Durno Jeeves, left to right Victoria

Sercombe, Charles Sercombe and Janet Thomas.

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Local breeder Mrs Jennifer Curtis

from Wickhamford near

Evesham was back in winning

ways with her Charollais shearling

ewe, Elmwick Kit Kat at the Three

Counties Show.

Kit Kat’s sire was Glnycoch JPR and

her dam was by Foulrice Denethor.

She went on to take the Reserve

Interbreed Champion title.

Victorious in the Lamb Interbreed

competition was D P Jones’s ewe

lamb from his Pwll flock in Brecon.

She was out of a ewe purchased from

Edward Lloyd Lewis’s Gyffin flock and

sired by Parkgate Highlander. The

cross has been so succesful that Mr

Jones repeated the mating this year

using embryo transfer. Mr Jones

reports that the ewe is looking well

and destined for the show ring again

this summer.

His flock also supplied the reserve

breed champion; a senior ewe. She

was bred in the Arjane flock of Arwyn

Thomas and purchased as a ewe

lamb in 2006. She was sired by

Galtres Dominator out of a Foulrice

Rival ewe.

Runner-up in the Interbreed Lamb

competition was the winner of the ram

lamb competition from Mr Ryan and

Miss Mia Price from Staunton-on-Wye,

Hereford. Oakchurch Lord of the

Rings was a single born December

lamb sired by Logie Durno Klassic out

of a Banwy ewe, which was purchased

at the Saucy Sale in Worcester for780

gns. This tup lamb went of to sell at

the Worcester Premier Sale for 2,900

gns.

Mrs Curtis also picked up three other

red tickets the first being with her

senior stock ram, Onecote Incredible

who was also sired by Parkgate

Highlander and goes back to an

Elmwick tup on the dam’s side.

First in the shearling ram class was

Garriston Kilowatt, which Mrs Curtis

jointly owns with Mr and Mrs John

Girffiths. This tup was purchased in

2010 as a lamb at the Builth Wells

sale.

The final class of the day was for a

group of three lambs all sired by the

same ram. Heading the line-up were

Cecil and Janet Thomas with two ewe

lambs and a ram lamb from their

Wolston flock near Coventry. They

were all sired by Logie Durno Jeeves a

joint purchase at 3,000 gns at the

2010 Worcester Premier sale, with

Charles Sercombe’s Dalby flock.

Three Counties Show 2011Elmwick Flock back in top spot


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Losses due to condemned sheep liversIn the whole of 2010, the cash loss in England, Scotland

and Wales due to condemned sheep livers was just over

£1 million, according to Dr Phil Hadley from Eblex.[1]

He says this is based on Food Standards Agency data

that 7.23% of sheep livers—995,419 in number—were

rejected for fluke.

If the full impact of fluke on sheep performance was

also taken into account, the loss would be considerably

larger, adds Pfizer vet William Sherrard. “The majority of

disease outbreaks are seen in the autumn through to

mid-winter, due to ingestion of infective cysts found on

the pasture in late summer through to early winter,” he

says.[2] “However, lambs may not show clinical signs of

acute fluke, yet the FSA figures prove that a significant

number are carrying sufficient fluke at slaughter.”

Dealing effectively with fluke requires an understanding

of its life-cycle. The fluke eggs hatch and enter into the

mud snail during the early part of the summer provided

the ground conditions are damp, before emerging from

the snail and developing into infective cysts on the

pasture, if weather conditions are damp from late

summer onwards. Sheep ingest infective cysts off the

pasture and they develop through early immature then

late immature stages before maturing into egg-laying

adults. It takes about 12 weeks for the adults to develop

from the time they are ingested by the sheep. The adults

are found in the bile ducts and lay large numbers of

eggs which pass out in the dung. The significance of

these stages is in choice of flukicide, because some kill

adults only (e.g. clorsulon), others will kill late immature

and adults (e.g. closantel, nitroxynil) while

triclabendazole kills all three.

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Where liver fluke is a known threat, use of a

triclabendazole-based treatment in the autumn ensures

that all life-cycle stages including early immature are killed,

thereby reducing the risk of acute fluke disease.

“In ewes and lambs alike, it is crucial that an autumn fluke

treatment kills the early immature stages,” he says. “If a

mixed infestation of worms and fluke is being treated, then

a single-dose combination treatment of moxidectin-

triclabendazole is appropriate.”

An important issue in fluke control is the occurrence of

suspected triclabendazole-resistant fluke in some parts of

the UK. It is critical to monitor sheep closely in the late

autumn/ early winter and check out any signs suspicious of

fluke, even after treatment. On investigation, apparent

treatment failures can be due to factors other than

resistance.[3] For suspected cases of triclabendazole

resistance, farmers should work with their veterinary

surgeon to get to the bottom of the problem and modify

farm management practices accordingly.

CYDECTIN® TriclaMox® contains moxidectin (0.1%) and

triclabendazole (5%). POM-VPS. For further information,

please contact your local Pfizer representative or Pfizer

Animal Health, Walton Oaks, Dorking Road, Walton-on-

the-Hill, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 7NS. Use medicines

responsibly (www.noah.co.uk/responsible). AH624/11

References_____________________________________

[1] Dr Phil Hadley, EBLEX, 4 July 2011. Personal e-mail to

author. Copy on file.

[2] Dr Philip Skuce, Moredun Research Institute, November

2009. Liver fluke disease in sheep and cattle. News sheet

vol 5, no 4.

[3] Fairweather, I. (2011). Veterinary Record, 168: p514-5.


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KENTON FOSTER North Yorkshire 01969 622566

JOHN GELDARD Cumbria 01539 552247

RICHARD GELDARD Cumbria 01539 55224

JAMES HUDDLESTON Lancashire 01524 221272

THOMAS HUNTER N Yorkshire 01723 891846

CHARLES MARWOOD Yorkshire 01347 878529

DEBORAH WHITCHER Yorkshire 01347 878529

MARTIN PRESTON N Yorkshire 01274 565910

IAN ROOKE Yorkshire 01439 771054

SAMUEL TINDALL Yorkshire 01937 581101

WILLIAM SOULSBY Cumbria 01768 361829

ROBERT TOWERS Lancaster 01524 221273

JONATHAN WALES Carlisle 01697 476247

SCOTLANDJAMES ANDREW Ayrshire 01655 740578

JOHN ANDREW Ayrshire 01655 740578

JAMES CLANACHAN Dumfries 01387 253934

RUSSELL GRAY Lanark 01555 662613

WILLIAM INGRAM Aberdeen 01467 681579

GREGOR INGRAM Aberdeen 01467 681579

BRUCE INGRAM Aberdeen 01467 681579

ALAN KENNEDY Dumfriesshire 01387 860253

HERBERT KENNEDY Dumfriesshire 01387 860253

ANDREW LAWRIE Lanark 01555 870410

EWAN LAWRIE Lanark 01555 870410

LINDA MCKENDRICK Fife 01334 840489

ROBERT PATERSON SNR Perthshire 01786 823129

ROBERT PATERSON JNR Perthshire 01786 823129

THOMAS SANDS Perthshire 01828 686327

THOMAS SANDS JNR. Perthshire 01828 686327

DAVID SLOAN Dumfries 01387 750378

HELEN SLOAN Dumfries 01387 750378

WENDY WILLOX Aberdeenshire 01652 891317

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SOUTH WeSTGERALD BURROUGH Devon 01823 680565

ANDREW COOMBS Somerset 01761 233446

PETER COOMBS Somerset 01761 232448

CLIVE HOPPER Devon 01884 252133

ROBERT HOPPER Devon 01884 252133

MICHAEL MILLER Dorset 01258 880469

JOHN OSBORNE Cornwall 01840 230354

ASHTON SELWAY Dorset 01963 362751

ERIC SLEEP Cornwall 01566 782239

DAVE SMITH Devon 01769 572177

STEVE STEWART Cornwall 01579 349163

PATRICK TULLY Somerset 01278 732944

WALeSCHRIS CROWTHER Montgomery 01938 561437

PAUL CURRAN Powys 01874 711560

DAVID CURRAN Powys 01874 711560

ADRIAN DAVIES Carmarthenshire 01550 777064

BRIAN DAVIES Powys 01874 622616

DILWYN DAVIES Carmarthenshire 01267 241604

DEWI PRICHARD EVANS Anglesey 01248 410122

CHARLES HARRIES Pembrokeshire 01834 861520

MEILIR JONES Flintshire 01745 570410

MIKE LEWIS South Glamorgan 01446 792308

GERAINT LLOYD Cardiganshire 01570 480427

MEDWYN LLOYD Powys 01686 440344

LIONEL ORGAN Carmarthenshire 01559 362422

NEIL OUGHTON Powys 07977 458544

STUART JOHNSON Stafford 01785 246998

TIM PRICHARD Mid Glamorgan 01443 224253

HUW ROBERTS Denbighshire 01824 703222

NIGEL SHELDON Carmarthenshire 01269 826700

ARWYN THOMAS Dyfed 01994 240261

iNTerMeDiATe PANeL LiSTMARK SHIMWELL Cheshire 01260 270061

TIM GREENOW Hereford 01432 870580

TOM MAWER Lincolnshire 01400 230142

ALAN MCCAFFERTY N. Ireland 028 7086 8094

GILBET ANDERSON N. Ireland 028 406 62305

CYRIL DOUGHERTY N Yorkshire 01653 668577

DAVID DENNIS N Yorkshire 01609 883044

ED BULMAN N Yorkshire 01609 748015

JOHN STOTT Cumbria 01539 560213

MARK WORTHINGTON Lancashire 01706 825178

STEPHEN HODGSON N Yorkshire 01677 450367

ANDREW DAVIES Aberdeen 01651 862322

BRIAN HARVEY Dumfries 01848 331221

ROBERT WHITTAKER Roxburghshire 01835 863942

FREIDA BROWNLIE Aberdeenshire 01651 891953

AMELIA PEDRICK Devon 01364 642844

AMY PEDRICK Devon 01364 642844

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WHAT QUALiFiCATiONS DO YOU NeeD TO

Be A MeMBer OF THe JUDGe PANeL?n Be a fully paid up member of the British Charollais

Sheep Society (Associate Membership is

acceptable)

n To have completed a training and assessment

session to the satisfaction of the Judges Committee

n To be approved by the Directors of the BCSS

n To be actively involved in the breeding of Charollais

sheep incuding the ownership of a registered flock

which submits registrations to the Society on an

annual basis.

iNTerMeDiATe PANeLThis panel is for newly trained judges, who the committee

feels require more experience of judging before joing the

full panel. In order to move up from the panel, the

intermediate judges will have taken up a number of

judging appointments. Breeders are likely to remain on

the intermediate panel for at least 2 years.

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TiM PriCHArD - CASTeLLAU ‘TZ ‘

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C HELF ORD 201 2

ANNUAL SHOW & SALE

OF PEDIGREE ACCREDITED

CHAROLLAIS SHEEP

on

SATURDAY 11th AUGUST 2012

Store & Breeding Sheep every MONDAY

Butchers Sheep every THURSDAY

CHELFORD

AGRICULTURAL

CENTRE,

CHELFORD,

CHESHIRE

SK11 9AX

Tel: 01625 861122

FRANK

MARSHALLTHE COMPLETE PROPERTY FIRM

www.frankmarshall.co.uk

& LANARK AUCTION MARKET

LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS

LAWRIE

SYMINGTONOFFICIAL AUCTIONEERS TO THE BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP

SOCIETY IN SCOTLAND

WE WILL BE CONDUCTING THE FOLLOWING SALES IN 2012

Tuesday 3rd July - LANARK PREMIER SALE

Friday 14th September - Kelso Ram Sales (approx 350 - 400 Charollais Rams)Tuesday 30th October - Collective Sale of In-lamb Charollais Females at Lanark Market

ASSURED PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE - SALES LIST ON APPLICATION TO:-Lanark Agricultural Centre, Hyndford Road, Lanark. ML11 9AX Tel : 01555 662281 Fax : 01555 665100

Email: [email protected] Website: www.lawrie-and-symington.com

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Charollais Sales Calendar 2012


rAM SALeS VeNUe DAY OF WeeK DATe

WOrCeSTer PreMier WOrCeSTer MArKeT SATUrDAY 30TH JUNe

LANArK PreMier LANArK MArKeT TUeSDAY 3rD JULY

DUNGANNON PreMier DUNGANNON FArMerS MArT MONDAY 30TH JULY

BUiLTH WeLLS eArLY rOYAL WeLSH SHOWGrOUND MONDAY 6TH AUGUST

CHeLFOrD SALe CHeLFOrD MArKeT SATUrDAY 11TH AUGUST

eXeTer NSA SALe eXeTer LiVeSTOCK MArKeT WeDNeSDAY 15TH AUGUST

CArLiSLe BOrDerWAY MArT FriDAY 31ST AUGUST

DUNGANNON SePT DUNGANNON FArMerS MArT MONDAY 3rD SePTeMBer

BrYNCir BrYNCir AUCTiON CeNTre FriDAY 7TH SePTeMBer

rUTHiN rUTHiN FArMerS MArKeT FriDAY 14TH SePTeMBer

SKiPTON SKiPTON MArKeT TUeSDAY 18TH SePTeMBer

BUiLTH WeLLS MAiN rOYAL WeLSH SHOWGrOUND MONDAY 24TH SePTeMBer

BALLYMeNA BALLYMeNA MArKeT MONDAY 24TH SePTeMBer

WeLSHPOOL WeLSHPOOL LiVeSTOCK SALeS THUrSDAY 27TH SePTeMBer

eXeTer rAM SALe eXeTer LiVeSTOCK MArKeT FriDAY 5TH OCTOBer

eWe SALeS VeNUe DAY OF WeeK DATe

SKiPTON FeMALe SKiPTON MArKeT SATUrDAY 20TH OCTOBer

eXeTer FeMALe SALe eXeTer LiVeSTOCK MArKeT FriDAY 19TH OCTOBer

BreCON FeMALe BreCON LiVeSTOCK MArKeT THUrSDAY 25TH OCTOBer

BAKeWeLL FeMALe BAKeWeLL LiVeSTOCK MArKeT SATUrDAY 27TH OCTOBer

DUNGANNON FeMALe DUNGANNON FArMerS MArT MONDAY 29TH OCTOBer

LANArK FeMALe LANArK MArKeT TUeSDAY 30TH OCTOBer

WeLSHPOOL FeMALe WeLSHPOOL LiVeSTOCK SALeS SATUrDAY 3rD NOVeMBer

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CHAROLLAIS SHEEP

AT SKIPTON 2012

19th SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE RAMS – TUESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER

September sale of

70 Pedigree Shearling Rams

& Ram Lambs

Ram entries to the Society by Tuesday 14th August

PEDIGREE IN-LAMB FEMALES – SATURDAY 20th OCTOBER

Sale of 200 In-lamb Females & Ewe Lambs

includingDispersal of 70 sheep from the

Garriston Flock comprising

20 ewes approx.

20 shearlings approx.

and 30 ewe lambs approx.

Special ConsignmentFoulrice - 25 shearling Ewes

Advanced consignments

for both Sales fromMoss Side ZRN, Linton Springs XUJ,

Shamrock XRL, Wraycastle DW, Halfpenny YUU, Kingsland XJS,

Rainbow XPU, Samlesbury XMF, Galtres ZKT, Camp House ZAB, Hammerton XUK

Female entries to the Charollais Sheep Society by Friday 14th September

Wraycastle - DW Shamrock - XRL

Linton Springs - XUJ Garriston - YTU

Moss Side - ZRN Foulrice - DG

Tel: 01756 792375 www.ccmauctions.com

JOiNT PrODUCTiON SALe

SUNDAY 21ST OCTOBer

BUiLTH WeLLS MArKeTIn-lamb ewes and ewe lambs from 9 top flocks; Elmwick,

Highway, Castellau, Parkgate, Wardshill, Cold

Harbour,Wernfawr, Loosebeare and Tawelfa

Auctioneer : Mike Evans, Brightwells.

WOrCeSTer ‘SAUCY SALe’

SATUrDAY 13TH OCTOBer

WOrCeSTer MArKeTIn-lamb ewes and ewe lambs from 12 leading flocks;

Edstaston, Logie Durno, Knighton, Crogham, Tullyear,

Glyn Coch, Wraycastle, Carnew, Rockvilla, Banwy, Dalby &

Wolston. Auctioneer:Clive Roads, McCartneys.

ABerKiNSeY PrODUCTiON SALe

SUNDAY 28TH OCTOBer

rUTHiN MArKeTSale to include the entire shearling ewe flock and a large

proportion of the aged ewes from the Aberkinsey flock of

Meiler Jones. Auctioneer : Glyn Owens

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Calendar of Private Sales 2012SALES OF FEMALE SHEEP HELD UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE SOCIETY FOR OUR BREEDERS


ALL eWeS AT OUr

OFFiCiAL SALeS Are

iNSPeCTeD AND

WArrANTeD

iN LAMB

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Regional Officers 2012 NORTH OF

SCOTLAND

ChAIRMAn

Mr Bruce Irvine

Sauchentree

New Aberdour

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire. AB63 7LN

Tel: 01346 561296

Mobile: 07809 051550


VICE ChAIRMAn

Mr Howard Davies

Hillhead of Cannahars

Whitecarns

Aberdeen. AB23 8XJ

Tel: 01651 862322

Email:

[email protected]

SECRETARY

Mrs Freda Brownlie

Crichneyled Cottage

St. Katherines

Fyvie

Aberdeenshire. AB43 8QY

Tel: 01651 891953

Mobile: 07734 872072

NORTH OF

ENGLAND

ChAIRMAn

Mr Richard Geldard

Low Foulshaw Farm, Gilpin

Bridge, Levens,Nr. Kendal.

Cumbria LA8 8ET

Tel: 01539 552016

Email: lowfoulshaw@

farming.co.uk

VICE ChAIRMAn

Mr Kenton Foster

Garriston Farm, Garriston,

Leyburn, N. Yorks.

Tel: 01969 622566 (Farm)

Mobile: 07711 469280

SECRETARY

Mr Robert Tindall

Linton Springs Farm,

Sicklinghall Road, Wetherby.

LS22 4AQ

Tel: 01937 581101

AREA CO-ORDInATORS

Lancashire Area

Anna Marwood

Tel: 01772 558049

Yorkshire Area

Stephen Hodgson

Tel: 01677 450367

EAST OF

ENGLAND

ChAIRMAn

Mr Tom Greenfield

Harris Bridge Farm, Sibson,

Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 6LS

Tel: 01827 881244

Email: teresa.greenfield

@yahoo.co.uk

VICE ChAIRMAn

Mrs Carol Watson

11 Eastwood Hill

Desborough

Northants. NN14 2QQ

Tel: 01536 763462

Email:

[email protected]

SECRETARY

Mrs Ruth Mawer

Meadow View

Kelby, Grantham,

Lincolnshire. NG32 3AJ

Tel: 01400 230142

Email:

[email protected]

SOUTH OF

SCOTLAND

ChAIRMAn

Mr James Andrew

Fir Tree Cottage, Mount

Oliphant, By Ayr.

KA6 6BU

Tel: 01292 560766

Mobile: 07780 603681

Email:johnkirkland

@glenside421.fsnet.co.uk

VICE ChAIRMAn

Mr James Clanachan,

Maryholm Farm,

Dumfries,

DG2 0BQ.

Tel: 01387 253934

SECRETARY

Mrs Jane McHarg

Barcully,Maybole, Ayrshire

Tel: 01655 740502

Regional Officers 2012 117


CENTRAL

ENGLAND

ChAIRMAn

Mr Andrew Walton

Church Farm,

Backford,

Chester, CH2 4BE

Tel: 01244 851705


VICE ChAIRMAn

Mr Cecil Thomas, New

Farm, Fosse Road, Wolston,

Coventry. CV8 3GA

Tel: 02476 542409

SECRETARY

Jan Walton, Church Farm,

Backford, Chester.CH2 4BE

Tel: 01244 851705

Mobile: 07949 370684


AREA CO-ORDInATOR

Southern Area

Anne Griffiths

Tel: 07815 565328

SOUTH WEST

ENGLAND

ChAIRMAn

Mr Patrick Tully

Bincombe Bartons,

Bincombe, Over Stowey,

Somerset. TA5 1HR.

Tel: 01278 732944

Email:

[email protected]

VICE ChAIRMAn

Mr Robert Hopper

Gogwell Farm, Cove,

Tiverton, Devon.EX16 7RN

Tel: 01884 252133

SECRETARY

Louise Brewer,

Carnevas Farm,

Porthcothan, St. Merryn,

Padstow,

Cornwall. PL28 8PN.

Tel: 01841 521142


NORTHERN

IRELAND

ChAIRMAn

Mr Jonathan Aiken

82 Corbally Road

Carnew,Dromara, Dromore,

Co. Down BT25 2EX

Tel: 028 9753 2578

Email:

[email protected]

VICE ChAIRMAn

Mr William McAllister, 92

Parkgate Road, Kells, Co

Antrim. BT42 3PG

Tel : 02825 898084

SECRETARY

Mrs Sheila Malcomson

29 Ringclare Road,

Donaghmore, Newry,

Co. Down. BT34 1RY

Tel: 028 406 51676 Email:

[email protected]

PR OFFICER

Mrs Maureen Cowan

26 Cascum Road,

Banbridge, Co. Down

BT32 4LF

Tel: 028 406 26275 Email:

[email protected]

WALES

ChAIRMAn

Mr Meilir Jones

Gop Farm, Trelawnyd,

Flintshire. LL18 6DG

Tel: 01745 570410

Mobile: 07887 868349

VICE ChAIRMAn

Adrian Davies, Glanbrydan,

Manordeilo, Llandeilo,

Carmarthenshire. SA19

7BG Tel: 01558 822312

SECRETARY

Medwyn Lloyd, Bronhyfryd,

Llangurig, Llanidloes, Powys.

SY18 6RX.

Tel: 01686 440344 Email:

[email protected]

AREA CO-ORDInATORS

Central Area - Duncan

Davies Tel: 01686 689975Southern Area - Adrian

Davies Tel: 01550 777064Northern Area Huw Roberts

Tel: 01824 703222

NATiONAL CHAirMAN

Robert Gregory

Email : [email protected]

Tel : 01939 291466

CHieF eXeCUTiVe

Jonathan Barber


Mobile : 07712 659262

BreeD SeCreTArY

Carroll Barber


Mobile : 07951 451250

ASSiSTANT BreeD SeCreTArY

Liz Wright


Telephone : 01953 603335

ACCOUNTS

Liz harmer


Telephone : 01953 603335

reGiSTrATiONS

Cathryn Ince-Jones

Erica Betts


Telephone : 01953 603335

BOArD OF DireCTOrS

Bruce Irvine James Andrew

Richard Geldard Tom Greenfield

Andrew Walton Meilir Jones

Patrick Tully Jonathan Aiken

Robert Gregory

FiNANCe & GeNerAL PUrPOSeS

COMMiTTee

Charles Marwood - Chairman


Tel : 01347 878529

Robert Gregory Richard Geldard

Charles Sercombe Meilir Jones

JUDGeS AND SHOW COMMiTTee

Robert Gregory - Chairman

Carroll Barber Adrian Davies

Charles Marwood Charles Sercombe

David Mawhinney

BriTiSH CHArOLLAiS SHeeP SOCieTY LTD

Registered Charity no : 282757

Company number : 1341920Youngmans Road, Wymondham, norfolk. nR18 0RR

Tel : 01953 603335 Fax : 01953 607626


Website : www.charollaissheep.com

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Company Officials 2012

Mr Jonathan Aiken - Carnew 43

Mr Ralph Alderson - Carthorpe 72

Mr & Mrs M J Alford - Foxhill Farm 19

Mr Paul Amphlett - Tawelfa 6

Mr Jonathan & Mrs Carroll Barber - Crogham 16

Diane Christie - Lornbrook 83

Mr Drew Cowan - Tullyear 4

Mr Ian Craig - Ballynoe 66

Robert & Stuart Cromie - Doughery 42

David & Paul Curran - Wernfawr 10

Jennifer Curtis - Elmwick 77

Mr Adrian Davies - Glyncoch 10

Mr Dilwyn Davies - highway 8

I T Davies & Son - honddu 6

Mr Stuart Dunkley - hyde 22

Mr Dewi Evans - Ffrwd 46

huw & Bronwen Evans - Glantren 8

Mr Kenton Foster - Garriston 64

Mr Tony & Mrs June Gregory - Coldharbour 76

Mr Robert & Mrs Jeanette Gregory - Edstaston 24

Mr John & Mrs Anne Griffiths - Chestnut Park 77

Mr Robert harris - Thornetown 70

Clive, Chris & Pip hawes - Grange Charollais 54

Stephen & nicola hodgson - halfpenny 98

Angus & Sue howie - Millhouse IBC

William & Carol Ingram - Logie Durno 29

Carol Irwin - Brandywells 18

Mr Meilir Jones - Aberkinsey IFC

herbert & Alan Kennedy - Parkgate 48

David & Joe Lewis - Oakwood 62

Kenny & Sheila Malcomson - Ringclare 88

norman McMordie - Riverdale 86

Andrew Main & Family - Castle Main 62

Mr Charles & Mrs Valerie Marwood - Foulrice 74

Mr Tom Mawer - Kelby 22

Mr David Mawhinney - Rockvilla 50

G Meyrick & Sons - Bould 2

Micklehills Partnership - Micklehills 52

R h & M E Oughton & Sons - Lowerye 14

Arwel Owen - Banwy 54

Parkhouse, Jeff & Anne - Inverae 36

Dr. Amelia & Amy Pedrick - Churchill 71

Mr Tim Prichard - Castellau 80

Mr huw Roberts - Bachymbyd 46

Mr & Mrs M Rushbrooke - Brettles 12

Peter Scott & Dougie Ferguson - Eastbach 56

Robert & Gary Scott - Bunderg 42

Charles & helen Sercombe - Dalby 20

nigel Sheldon - Wrenvale 18

D E & M J Smith - nympton 70

Alan & Rebecca Thomas - Tilton 52

Mr Cecil & Mrs Janette Thomas - Wolston 17

R & S Tindall - Linton Springs 95

Peter Vaughan - Kings Land 60

Andrew & Jan Walton - Rainbow 58

Worcester Saucy Sale 28

Mark Worthington 98 northern Ireland Breeders Page 67

G & J Booth, W D Brown, S Corbett, SAP Cowan,

Robert & Stuart Cromie, William McAllister,

D & L Mawhinney, K & S Malcomson

Semen for Sale 111

JTG & EG Sleep, Tim Prichard & Arwyn Thomas

119

Index to Breeders Advertisments


DeSiGNeD AND PUBLiSHeD BY

Ceres Solutions

01953 607860

eDiTOr

Carroll Barber

ADVerTiSiNG

Sue Platt

CONTriBUTOrS

Medwyn Lloyd

Ian McDougal

Jonathan Long

Sam Boon

PHOTOGrAPHY

Carroll Barber

John Eveson

Catherine MacGregor

Tim Scrivener

Alfie Shaw

Richard Stanton

Brightwells 77

Celtic Sheep Breeding Services 111

Craven Cattle Marts Ltd, Skipton 114

Dalton ID Systems Ltd 82

Dungannon Farmers Mart 88

harbro Limited 89

husseys 112

Innovis Ltd. 110

Irish Charollais Sheep Society 88

I D & S B James 36

J G Animal health 94

Lawrie & Symington 112

McCartneys 36

Frank R Marshall, Chelford 112

norbrook Laboratories 92

novartis Animal health OBC

Pfizer Animal health 102

Ritchey Ltd 103

Shearwell Data 106

Sheep & Goat health Schemes 111

Signet 26

Trident 104

THANKS TO ALL CHArOLLAiS BreeDerS,

COMMerCiAL COMPANieS AND FeATUre FArMerS

WHO HAVe CONTriBUTeD TO THiS PUBLiCATiON.

Every care is taken when compiling editorial and

advertisements. The British Charollais Sheep Society can

accept no responsibility for errors or omission arising

from publication. Information and photographs

contained within the advertisements may not necessarily

be the views of the British Charollais Sheep Society which

therefore cannot be held responsible for any reason

arising therefrom.

BriTiSH CHArOLLAiS SHeeP SOCieTY

YOUNGMANS rOAD, WYMONDHAM, NOrFOLK.

Nr18 0rr

TeL : 01953 603335 FAX : 01953 607626

eMAiL : [email protected]

COMMerCiAL ADVerTiSerS

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ZOLVIX – THE WORLD’SMOST EFFECTIVE WORMER 1-3

Use Zolvix in every fl ock for:

• Fit lambs – Zolvix kills all economically signifi cant gut worms, even resistant strains• Fat lambs – using Zolvix can give you better returns4

• Finished lambs – you’ll be proud to take to market

For best results use mid-late season in lambs and quarantine dose all incoming stock.

Have you tried Zolvix yet?

See your vet to fi nd out more about Zolvix or visit

www.farmanimalhealth.co.uk

For further information about ZOLVIX contact: Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd, Frimley Business Park, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 7SR. Tel 01276 694402 or in Ireland Tel 051 377201. ZOLVIX contains 25 g/L monepantel. ZOLVIX® is a registered trademark of Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland. Advice on the use of this or alternative medicines must be sought from the medicine prescriber. Legal category: POM-V in UK and POM in ROI.

References: 1. NAH Study Y08/16; Y08/7. 2. Kaminsky R et al. Parasitology Resesarch 2010. 3. George SD et al. Veterinary Parasitology 2010 4. “The production costs of anthelmintic resistance in sheep managed within a monthly preventive drench programme.” Sutherland, I.A. 1, Bailey, J. 2 and Shaw, R.S.1 1 AgResearch Ltd., The Hopkirk Research Institute and 2 Novartis Animal Health Australasia.

Use medicines responsibly (www.noah.co.uk/responsible)

EVERY FLOCK, EVERY YEAR

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